Christianity Reborn
Subtitle: The Global Expansion of Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century (Studies in the History of Christian Missions)
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: April 22, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780802824837
Subjects: Christianity; Missions & Missionary Work; Evangelicalism; Religion - Evangelism; Religion; Christian Ministry - Evangelism; Christianity - History - General; Christian Ministry - Missions; 20th century; History; Missions
First sentence: The title which I have been given might well be thought otiose, for it is an orthodoxy among many of us that the whole matter was clarified long ago by our good friend David Bebbington; indeed the famous Bebbington Quadrilateral has become the most quoted sentence in the whole literature and was for long virtually the only beacon the suffering student had to distinguish men walking like trees in the gloom (Mark 8:24).
Description: "Christianity Reborn provides the first transnational in-depth analysis of the global expansion of evangelical Protestantism during the past century. While the growth of evangelical Christianity in the non-Western world has already been documented, the significance of this book lies in its scholarly treatment of that phenomenon." "Written by prominent historians of religion, these chapters explore the expansion of evangelical (including charismatic) Christianity in non-English-speaking lands, with special reference to dynamic indigenous responses. The range of locations covered includes western and southern Africa, eastern and southern Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. The concluding essay provides a sociological account of evangelicalism's success, highlighting its ability to create a multiplicity of faith communities suited to very different ethnic, racial, and geographical regions."--BOOK JACKET.