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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Главный автор: Swartz, David R. (Автор)
Формат: Print
Язык:Английский
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Опубликовано: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2020]
В:Год: 2020
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B USA / Евангельское движение / История (мотив)
B World Vision International / Миссия (международное право) / Церковная помощь развития / Культурный контакт / История (мотив) 1945-2017
Индексация IxTheo:KBP Америка
KBQ Северная Америка
Другие ключевые слова:B Evangelicalism (United States)
B Missions History 21st century
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Итог:"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"--
Примечание:Includes bibliographical references and index
Объем:viii, 322 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm
ISBN:0190250801