RT Book
T1 The new faces of Christianity: believing the Bible in the global south
A1 Jenkins, Philip 1952-
LA English
PP Oxford u.a.
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2006
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/512320039
AB Christianity is growing so rapidly in the global South that soon Africa may be home to the world's largest Christian population. But what sort of Christianity will that be? In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Christians live in settings very close to the social, cultural, and intellectual milieu in which the New Testament itself was written. For this reason, Philip Jenkins argues, they read the Scriptures with a freshness and authenticity impossible in the prosperous societies of North America and Europe. At first sight, the rising Christianity of the global South appears fundamentalist and deeply conservative. But at the same time these new Christians draw conclusions from scripture that are innovative, creative, and socially liberating, in their impact on social structures and gender relations.
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN a
SN 0-19-530065-3
SN 978-0-19-530065-9
SN 978-0-19-536851-2
K1 Christianity : Forecasting
K1 Christianity and culture