Christian mission: how Christianity became a world religion
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...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Wiley-Blackwell
c2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Series/Journal: | Blackwell brief histories of religion series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mission (international law
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Missions
History
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| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index |
| Physical Description: | XI, 214 S, Ill., Kt, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0631236198 |