{"product_id":"the-worlds-christians-isbn-9781119626107","title":"The World's Christians","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis accessible textbook describes Christianity, the world's largest religion, in all of its historical and contemporary diversity. No other publication includes so much information or presents it so clearly and winsomely. This volume employs a \"religious studies\" approach that is neutral in tone yet accommodates the lived experiences of Christians in different traditions and from all regions of the globe. \u003ci\u003eThe World's Christians\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect textbook for either public university classrooms or liberal arts campuses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided into three parts, the text first describes the world's four largest Christian traditions (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal) which together account for roughly 98 percent of all Christians worldwide. A second section focuses on Christian history, explaining the movement's developing ideas and practices and examining Christianity's engagement with people and cultures around the world. The third and longest portion of the text details the distinctive experiences, contemporary challenges, and demographics of Christians in nine geographic regions, including the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, South Asia, North America, East Asia, and Oceania.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003esecond edition\u003c\/i\u003e of this popular text has been thoroughly rewritten to take recent developments into account, and each chapter now includes two primary source readings, highlighting the diversity of voices that exist within the world Christian movement. Like the \u003ci\u003efirst edition\u003c\/i\u003e, the revised text is enhanced with easily understandable maps, charts, tables and illustrative photographs. In summary, this new and improved second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe World's Christians\u003c\/i\u003e is:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ewritten in a clear style that readers will find engaging\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eenriched by the addition of thought-provoking primary source readings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethoroughly revised to bring the story of Christianity up to the 2020s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emore geographically comprehensive than any competing text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emore theologically\/ecclesiastically comprehensive than any competing text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eamply illustrated with maps, charts, tables, and photographs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eperfect for use in the classroom or for general readers who want to understand the full diversity of Christianity as it currently exists around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoices of World Christianity xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to World Christianity xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Who They Are: F our Christian Mega-Traditions \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Christians Hold in Common 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Traditions 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Orthodox Tradition 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpirituality 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Catholic Tradition 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpirituality 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Protestant Tradition 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpirituality 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pentecostal Tradition 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpirituality 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II How They Got There: A Glob al History of Christianity \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity’s Pre-History and Relationship with Judaism 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian History and Globalizations 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ancient Tradition 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvictions 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncounters 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Great Division and the Age of the East 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvictions 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncounters 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Rise of the West and Decline of the East 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvictions 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncounters 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristianity in a Global Era 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvictions 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncounters 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Where They Are: Chris tianity in Nine World Regions \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmigrants, Missionaries, and the Changing Shape of World Christianity 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMapping World Christianity 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Middle East and North Africa 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription of the Region 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Profile 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith and Ethnicity 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeariness and Decline 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpirituality and Survival in Egypt 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurkey and Armenia 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsrael and the Palestinian Territories 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHope? 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEastern Europe 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription of the Region 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent Christian Profile 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crucible of Communism 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Balkans: Blending Ethnicity and Faith 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCatholic Central Europe 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrthodoxy in the Russian Sphere of Influence 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCentral and South Asia 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription of the Region 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Profile 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Christianity in South Asia 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and Nation-Building in India 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Varieties of Indian Christianity 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity and Dalits 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus, Christianity, and Indian Culture 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWestern Europe 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription of the Region 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Profile 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCatholic Western Europe 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScandinavia’s Protestant Turf 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligiously Mixed Western Europe 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSub-Saharan Africa 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription of the Region 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Profile 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crucible of Colonization 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Postcolonial Era 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNigeria: Christianity, Islam, and the Evangelization of the World 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChurch and Politics in South Africa 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthiopia: The Last Christian Empire 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEast Asia 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription of the Region 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Profile 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsian Spirituality and Christian Faith 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith and Politics in the Philippines 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity’s Changing Public Image in South Korea 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndonesia: Politics and Religion in Changing Times 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Complexities of Christianity in China 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLatin America 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription of Region 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Profile 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Complex History of Church, State, and Economy 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopular Catholicism: The Importance of Mary 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-Catholic (Evangélico) Christianity 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePentecostalism and Catholic Renewal 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Religious Economy in Brazil 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolding the Line in Mexico 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Caribbean Difference 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorth America 327\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription of the Region 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Profile 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDenominationalism: The Protestant Diversity that Freedom Produced 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimplifying Protestant Diversity: Mainline and Evangelical 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorically Black Churches 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fuzzy Boundaries of Pentecostalism 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCatholicism in Transition 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrthodoxy in the United States 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOceania 349\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription of the Region 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Profile 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Complex Conversion History 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMapping the Pacific: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion, Ethnicity, and Politics in Fiji 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity and the Relaxed Spirituality of Australia 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Counting Christians 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 369\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOUGLAS JACOBSEN (Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO)\u003c\/b\u003e is Co-Director of the Religion in the Academy Project and Distinguished Professor of Church History and Theology at Messiah University (Pennsylvania, USA). He is the award-winning author of a dozen books on a wide range of topics related to religion.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Douglas Jacobsen has written a remarkably thoughtful, insightful, lively and near-comprehensive account of the sprawling, vivid, internally plural and wildly complex phenomenon of world Christianity. For students of politics, culture, development and conflict—for anyone interested in the evolution and prospects of the hundreds of Christian-influenced or inflected societies around the world—\u003ci\u003eThe World's Christians\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—R. Scott Appleby\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKeough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This text is a lively rendering of what Christianity is, how it has developed, and what roles it plays in the world today. The scope of it is amazing, and the fully-orbed competency of it, in accurately describing and analyzing the faith's career in so many times and places, is flat-out astonishing.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Joel Carpenter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity, Calvin University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity is the world's largest religion and has a truly global presence, with one third of the world's population identifying as Christian.\u003ci\u003e The World's Christians, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide to global Christianity in all of its historical and contemporary diversity, tracing the development of the faith over time with significant attention to culture, theology, and geography. The book offers a balanced and readable account of how Christianity has developed and spread around the world that accommodates the lived experiences of Christians in a variety of traditions and geographies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into three parts, the text first describes the world's four largest Christian traditions (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal) which together account for roughly 98 percent of all Christians worldwide. The second section focuses on Christian history, explaining the movement's developing ideas and practices, and examining Christianity's engagement with people and cultures around the world. The third and longest portion of the text details the distinctive experiences, contemporary challenges, and demographics of Christians in nine geographic regions, including the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, South Asia, North America, East Asia, and Oceania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of this popular text has been thoroughly rewritten to take recent developments into account, and each chapter now includes two primary source readings, highlighting the diversity of voices that exist within the world Christian movement. Like the first edition, the revised volume is enhanced with easily understandable maps, charts, tables and illustrative photographs. Designed to be accessible to all readers, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe World's Christians\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable introduction to the multicultural Christian faith, and is an ideal textbook for university courses as well as a resource for general readers who want to understand world Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990375284965,"sku":"NP9781119626107","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119626107.jpg?v=1761787572","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-worlds-christians-isbn-9781119626107","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}