World Christianity: History, Methodologies, Horizons

by Jehu J. Hanciles (Editor)

Overview

RELIGION / Christianity / General RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth RELIGION / Christianity / History US$45.00 Jehu J. Hanciles, editor WORLD CHRISTIANITY History, Methodologies, Horizons This edited volume provides a critical reassessment of the study of world Christianity that connects historical developments to current debates and new trajectories. It is a detailed treatment of a wide range of issues and debates that present a growing challenge to arguably the fastest growing field of study in the theological academy today. Contributors include Dale Irvin, Dana Robert, Paul Kollman, Kwok Pui-lan, and Gemma Tulud Cruz. “The emerging field of ‘world Christianity’ presents both new opportunities and serious intellectual challenges for scholars and students of all disciplines that take religion seriously. This stimulating collection of essays will prove an invaluable guide to the terrain, illuminating current debates and highlighting neglected themes for future exploration.” —Brian Stanley, University of Edinburgh “The publication of this book signals the firm establishment of the study of world Christianity as a new and burgeoning discipline. This groundbreaking collection will serve as a valuable first textbook for world Christianity and its related courses.” —Wonsuk Ma, Oral Roberts University Jehu J. Hanciles is the D.W. Ruth Brooks Professor of World Christianity and director of the World Christianity Program at Candler School of Theology (Emory University). Originally from Sierra Leone, he is author of Euthanasia of a Mission: African Church Autonomy in a Colonial Context and Beyond Christendom: Globalization, African Migration, and the Transformation of the West.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626984486
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	11/17/2021
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jehu J. Hanciles is the D.W. Ruth Brooks Professor of World Christianity and director of the World Christianity Program at Candler School of Theology (Emory University). Originally from Sierra Leone, he is author of Euthanasia of a Mission: African Church Autonomy in a Colonial Context and Beyond Christendom: Globalization, African Migration, and the Transformation of the West

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction: World Christianity Interrupted: Green Shoots and Growing Pains Jehu J. Hanciles ix

Section I Conception and Institutionalization 1

1 World Christianity as a Revitalization Movement Dana L. Robert 3

2 World Christianity: History, Conception, and Interpretation Emma Wild-Wood Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi Dyron Daughrity 23

3 World Christianity Curricula: A Perspective from Missiology / Mission Studies Kirsteen Kim 44

Section II Methodology and Interdisciplinary Approaches 61

4 Preparing and Equipping Scholars of World Christianity: Deep Understanding, Comparative Imagination, and Theological Awareness Paul Kollman 63

5 World Christianity and the Challenge of Interdisciplinary Kwok Pui-lan Gina A. Zurlo 75

6 "Worlding" Christianity: Approaches to the Making and Breaking of Confessional Boundaries Shobana Shankar 97

Section III Expanding Horizons 117

7 Taking More Seriously the Asian Faces of World Christianity Gemma Tulud Cruz 119

8 Granting Full Citizenship to Latin American Christianities in World Christianity Raimundo C. Barreto 138

9 World Christianity in a Chinese Christian Perspective Pan-chiu Lai 158

10 Incorporating Middle Eastern Christianity into World Christianity Deanna Ferree Womack 171

11 Generational Transitions and New Conceptions Helen Jin Kim 185

Contributors 202

Index 205

Editorial Reviews

The emerging field of ‘world Christianity’ presents both new opportunities and serious intellectual challenges for scholars and students of all disciplines that take religion seriously. This stimulating collection of essays will prove an invaluable guide to the terrain, illuminating current debates and highlighting neglected themes for future exploration.”—Brian Stanley, University of Edinburgh “The publication of this book signals the firm establishment of the study of world Christianity as a new and burgeoning discipline. This groundbreaking collection will serve as a valuable first textbook for world Christianity and its related courses.” —Wonsuk Ma, Oral Roberts University

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