Facing West: American evangelicals in an age of world Christianity
"The dramatic growth of Christianity around the world in the last century has shifted the balance of power within the faith away from the traditional strongholds of Europe and the United States to the Global South. While we typically imagine Western missionaries carrying religion to the ends of...
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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2020]
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| In: | Anno: 2020 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
USA
/ Movimento evangelicale
/ Storia
B World Vision International / Missione / Progetti di cooperazione internazionale delle Chiese / Contatto culturale / Storia 1945-2017 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | KBP America KBQ America settentrionale |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Evangelicalism (United States)
B Missions History 21st century |
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| Riepilogo: | "The dramatic growth of Christianity around the world in the last century has shifted the balance of power within the faith away from the traditional strongholds of Europe and the United States to the Global South. While we typically imagine Western missionaries carrying religion to the ends of the earth, David R. Swartz shows that the line of influence has often run the other way, as evangelicals in nations such as Korea, India, and Uganda shaped the American church from abroad. Swartz tells stories of evangelicals crossing national boundaries, offering new insights into a tradition that imagines itself as simultaneously American and part of a global communion"-- |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrizione fisica: | viii, 322 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0190250801 |