Exploring how Christianity became a world religion, this brief history examines Christian missions and their relationship to the current globalization of Christianity.
- A short and enlightening history of Christian missions: a phenomenon that many say reflects the single most important intercultural movement over a sustained period of human history
- Offers a thematic overview that takes into account the political, cultural, social, and theological issues
- Discusses the significance of missions to the globalization of Christianity, and broadens our understanding of Christianity as a multicultural world religion
- Helps Western audiences understand the meaning of mission as a historical process
- Contains several new maps that illustrate demographic shifts in world Christianity
List of Illustrations.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I: The Making of a World Religion: Christian Mission through the Ages:.
1. From Christ to Christendom.
From Jerusalem into “All the World”.
The Creation of Catholic Europe, 400–1400.
2. Vernaculars and Volunteers, 1450–.
Bible Translation and the Roots of Modern Missions.
The Revitalization of Catholic Missions.
The Beginnings of Protestant Missions.
Voluntarism and Mission.
Protestant Missionary Activities in the Nineteenth Century.
3. Global Networking for the Nations, 1910–.
The Growth of Global Networks.
International Awakenings.
Awakening Internationalism.
Post-Colonial Rejection of Christian Mission.
Africans, Asians, lãá
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