Book description
Written by an award-winning author, this well-organized and
comprehensive introduction to global Christianity illuminates the many
ways the world's Christians live their faith today.
- Covers the entire globe: Africa, Asia, and Latin America as well
as Europe, North America, and the Pacific
- Provides impartial, in-depth descriptions of the world's four
major Christian traditions: Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal/Charismatic
- Utilizes the best available sources to produce an up-to-date
profile of demographic trends in the Christian population
- Blends history, sociology, anthropology, and theology to create a
rich, multi-layered analysis of the world Christian movement
- Features clear maps and 4-color illustrations throughout the volume
Douglas Jacobsen
is Distinguished Professor of Church History and Theology at Messiah
College. He is author of numerous books, including
Thinking in the
Spirit: Theologies of the Early Pentecostal Movement
(2003), which received the Pneuma Award from the Society for
Pentecostal Studies, and
The American University in a Postsecular Age
(with Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen, 2008), winner of the 2009 Lilly Fellows
Book Award.
