Christian theology in Asia
The majority of the world's Christians now live outside Europe and North America, and global Christianity is becoming increasingly diverse. Interest in the history and theology of churches in non-Western contexts is growing rapidly as 'old world' churches face this new reality. This b...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2008.
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Theology
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Asia Church history B Asia ; Church history B Theology (Asia) B Theology ; Asia B Theology Asia |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780521863087 |
| Summary: | The majority of the world's Christians now live outside Europe and North America, and global Christianity is becoming increasingly diverse. Interest in the history and theology of churches in non-Western contexts is growing rapidly as 'old world' churches face this new reality. This book focuses on how Asian Christian theologies have been shaped by the interaction of Christian communities with the societies around them and how they relate to the specific historical contexts from which they have emerged. The distinctiveness of Asian Christianity is shown to be the outcome of dealing with various historical challenges. Questions addressed include: • How does Asian Christianity relate to local socio-cultural, religious and political environments? • What is distinctive about the historical development of Asian theologies? • How have Asian theologies contributed to contemporary theological discussions within world Christianity? |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511803508 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511803505 |