Bibliograph

A history of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990, a documentary sourcebook

Type

Label

A history of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990, a documentary sourcebook

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a documentary sourcebook

Summary

In cooperation with Roland Spliesgart The map of world Christianity has changed dramatically in just the last century. Today the majority of Christians live in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, making Christianity a world religion as never before in history. Given that global reality, Klaus Koschorke, Frieder Ludwig, and Mariano Delgado have created the first comparative documentary history of Christianity for these regions covering the period 1450-1990. Taking the changing ecumenical conditions into account, this volume enlarges the horizon of classical church historiography. In contrast to the prevailing Western perspectives on the history of Christianity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, voice is given here to the multitude of local initiatives, specific experiences, and varieties of Christianity in very diverse cultural contexts -- addressing such questions as the colonial conquest, slavery, and the demand for ecclesiastical independence

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor