History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America 1450 - 1990: A Documentary Sourcebook - Softcover

Koschorke, Klaus; Ludwig, Frieder; Delgado, Mariano

 
9780802828897: History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America 1450 - 1990: A Documentary Sourcebook
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802828892 ISBN 13: 9780802828897
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2007

Synopsis

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.

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About the Authors

Klaus Koschorke is professor emeritus of the history of Christianity at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. He is coeditor of A History of Christianity in Asia Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990: A Documentary Sourcebook and author of A Short History of Christianity Beyond the West: Asia, Africa and Latin America, 1450-2000.

Frieder Ludwig is professor of global studies and religion at VID Specialized University in Norway. He is coeditor of A History of Christianity in Asia Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990: A Documentary Sourcebook.

Mariano Delgado is professor of patristics and church history at the University of Fribourg. He is coeditor of A History of Christianity in Asia Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990: A Documentary Sourcebook.

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Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802828892
ISBN 13 
9780802828897
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
460