Disciples of all nations : pillars of world Christianity /
Sanneh, Lamin O.,
Disciples of all nations : pillars of world Christianity / Lamin Sanneh - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 - xxii, 362 pages : maps ; 24 cm - Oxford studies in world Christianity . - Oxford studies in world Christianity .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-347) and index
Whither Christianity? -- The Christian movement in Islamic perspective -- Old World precedents and New World directions -- The yogi and the commissar -- Pillar of charismatic renewal -- Resurgence and the new order in West Africa -- Civilization and the limits of mission -- Christian awakening and the new China -- Conclusion
Tracing Christianity's rise from its birth on the edge of the Roman empire--when it proclaimed itself to be a religion for the entire world, not just for one people, one time, and one place--to its key role in Europe's maritime and colonial expansion, Sanneh sheds new light on the ways in which post-Western societies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America were drawn into the Christian orbit. Ultimately, he shows, these societies outgrew Christianity's colonial forms and restructured it through their own languages and idioms--a process that often occurred outside, and sometimes against, the lines of denominational control. The effect of such changes, Sanneh contends, has been profound, transforming not only worship, prayer, and the interpretation of Scripture, but also art, aesthetics, and music associated with the church. In exploring this story of Christianity's global expansion and its current resurgence in the non-Western world, Sanneh pays close attention to such issues as the faith's encounters with Islam and Indigenous religions, as well as with secular ideologies such as Marxism and nationalism. He also considers the challenges that conservative, non-Western forms of Christianity pose to Western liberal values and Enlightenment ideas. Here then is a groundbreaking study of Christianity's role in cultural innovation and historical change--and must reading for all who are concerned with the present and future of the faith. - Publisher
9780195189612 0195189612 9780195189605 0195189604
2007010411
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Church history--20th century
Church history--21st century
Christianity--20th century
Christianity--21st century
Globalization--Religious aspects--Christianity
Postcolonialism--History--Religious aspects
Postcolonialism--History--Africa
Postcolonialism--History--Asia
Postcolonialism--History--Latin America
Postcolonialism--20th century
Postcolonialism--21st century
History (form)
BR481 / .S26 2008
ARCH FRBC 270.8 S196D
Disciples of all nations : pillars of world Christianity / Lamin Sanneh - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 - xxii, 362 pages : maps ; 24 cm - Oxford studies in world Christianity . - Oxford studies in world Christianity .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-347) and index
Whither Christianity? -- The Christian movement in Islamic perspective -- Old World precedents and New World directions -- The yogi and the commissar -- Pillar of charismatic renewal -- Resurgence and the new order in West Africa -- Civilization and the limits of mission -- Christian awakening and the new China -- Conclusion
Tracing Christianity's rise from its birth on the edge of the Roman empire--when it proclaimed itself to be a religion for the entire world, not just for one people, one time, and one place--to its key role in Europe's maritime and colonial expansion, Sanneh sheds new light on the ways in which post-Western societies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America were drawn into the Christian orbit. Ultimately, he shows, these societies outgrew Christianity's colonial forms and restructured it through their own languages and idioms--a process that often occurred outside, and sometimes against, the lines of denominational control. The effect of such changes, Sanneh contends, has been profound, transforming not only worship, prayer, and the interpretation of Scripture, but also art, aesthetics, and music associated with the church. In exploring this story of Christianity's global expansion and its current resurgence in the non-Western world, Sanneh pays close attention to such issues as the faith's encounters with Islam and Indigenous religions, as well as with secular ideologies such as Marxism and nationalism. He also considers the challenges that conservative, non-Western forms of Christianity pose to Western liberal values and Enlightenment ideas. Here then is a groundbreaking study of Christianity's role in cultural innovation and historical change--and must reading for all who are concerned with the present and future of the faith. - Publisher
9780195189612 0195189612 9780195189605 0195189604
2007010411
GBA790421 bnb
Church history--20th century
Church history--21st century
Christianity--20th century
Christianity--21st century
Globalization--Religious aspects--Christianity
Postcolonialism--History--Religious aspects
Postcolonialism--History--Africa
Postcolonialism--History--Asia
Postcolonialism--History--Latin America
Postcolonialism--20th century
Postcolonialism--21st century
History (form)
BR481 / .S26 2008
ARCH FRBC 270.8 S196D