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The Changing Face of Christianity

Africa, the West, and the World

by Lamin Sanneh

  • Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.4 cm

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Over the past century, Christianity's place and role in the world have changed dramatically. In 1900, 80 percent of the world's Christians lived in Europe and North America. Today, more than 60 percent of the world's Christians live outside of that region. This change calls for a reexamination of the way the story of Christianity is told, the methodological tools for its analysis, and its modes of expression. Perhaps most significant is the role of Africa as the new Christian heartland. The questions and answers about Christianity and its contemporary mission now being developed in the African churches will have enormous influence in the years to come. This volume offers nine new essays addressing this sea-change and its importance for the future of Christianity. Some contributions consider the development of "non-Western" forms of Christianity, others look at the impact of these new Christianities in the West. The authors cover a wide range of topics, from the integration of witchcraft and Christianity in Nigeria and the peacemaking role of churches in Mozambique to the American Baptist reception of Asian Christianity."The Changing Face of Christianity" shows the striking cultural differences between the new world Christianity and its western counterpart. But with so many new immigrants in Europe and North America, the faith's fault lines are not purely geographical. The new Christianity now thrives in American and European settings, and northerners need to know this faith better. At stake is their ability to be good neighbors-and perhaps to be good Christian citizens of the world.
The Changing Face of Christianity and Translating The Message
Translating The MessageThe Changing Face of Christianity

  • Author

    Lamin Sanneh

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    April 2005

  • Weight

    355g

  • Page Count

    256

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780195177282

  • ISBN-10

    0195177282

  • Eden Code

    1146888

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