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Index
Cover Series Title page Copyright Notes on Contributors Abbreviations CHAPTER 1 Introduction
“World Christianity” and Its Alternatives Organization of the Volume A “Word-Cloud” Analysis of the Text Ten Themes in the Essays Notes Bibliography
I. Historical Section
A. The Roots (50-1750 CE)
CHAPTER 2 Jewish and Hellenic Worlds and Christian Origins
The Greek Bible Translating Deities New Philosophical Concepts Natural Theology The Immortality of the Soul The Common Ethic The Limits of Assimilation Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 3 The “Triumph” of Hellenization in Early Christianity
Hellenization of Post-Exilic Judaism Hellenization of Early Christianity Hellenization and Contextual Theology Conclusion Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 4 Ancient Eastern Christianity
Earliest Asian Christianity India Early Theologies and Theologians in Asia Religious Pressures and Persecutions: Zoroastrian and Muslim Earliest Chinese Christianity Bibliography
CHAPTER 5 Christianity and the European Conversions
Bibliography
CHAPTER 6 Byzantium and Islam in the Mediterranean World
Early Contacts, 632–842 Byzantine Response, 842–1025 Seljuk and Ottoman Turks, 1071–1453 Political Contacts Polemics Conclusions Bibliography
CHAPTER 7 The Medieval Synthesis
Carolingian Christendom: The First Medieval Synthesis Ninth–Early Tenth Centuries: Disintegration of the First Europe Late Tenth–Eleventh Centuries: From Apocalypse to a New Synthesis Twelfth–Thirteenth Centuries: The Third Medieval Synthesis Fourteenth–Fifteenth Centuries: The Return of the Apocalypse and Later Medieval Spirituality Bibliography
CHAPTER 8 Early Modern Missions and Maritime Expansion
Africa Asia The Americas Bibliography
CHAPTER 9 Bibles, Printing, Books, Churches
Before the Reformation Print and Protestantism The Authorized Bible and Its Rivals The Afterlife of the KJV Conclusion Bibliography
CHAPTER 10 The Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Reformation
The Catholic Reformation Contrasts and Similarities Bibliography
B. Issues in the Modern Period (1750-2000 CE)
CHAPTER 11 The Legacy of Christendom
The Rise of Christendom The Nightmare of Christendom Europe as Christendom Christendom Endures A Next Christendom? Bibliography
CHAPTER 12 Slavery, Antislavery, and Christianity
Bibliography
CHAPTER 13 Medicine, Agriculture, and Technology in the Missionary Enterprise
General Considerations Historical aspects Missiological Issues Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 14 Schools and Education in 
the Missionary Enterprise
Bibliography
CHAPTER 15 Conversion, Converts, and National Identity
Conversion, Converts, and Community Conversion in History Conversion and Evangelicalism Biblical Conversion Conversion and Pentecostal/Charismatic Identity Conversion, Christendom, and National Identity Modern Evangelicalism Conversion, Identity, and Primal Cultures Conversion, Rewards, and Contemporary Pentecostalism Conclusion Bibliography
CHAPTER 16 Church and State Relations in
the Colonial Period
Bibliography
CHAPTER 17 Ideologies, the Quest for a Just Society, and Christian Responses
Introduction Conflicts between Christianity and Ideology: A General Typology Deepening Our Understanding of Ideologies: The (Often Ill-Conceived) Quest for a Better World Christian Responses to the Challenge of Ideologies The Future of Ideology Bibliography
CHAPTER 18 The Ecumenical Movement: Why Violence, Why Not Peace?
Missionary Roots Social Concerns Christian Unity New Beginnings: The World Council of Churches A Growing Movement Mission Faith and Order Life and Work Church Unity Ecumenical Movement without Borders Bibliography
CHAPTER 19 Vatican II
Terms and Theology Key Areas of Renewal and Inculturation in the Post-Vatican II Era Vatican II’s Renewal and Inculturation: An Unfinished Project Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 20 Christian Revival and Renewal Movements
The Evangelical Awakening in Britain and the Great Awakening 
in America The Second Great Awakening in North America, 1790s–1840s The Transatlantic Holiness Movement of the Nineteenth Century Revivals in the Pacific Islands, Wales, and Korea, 1800–1910 North America: Early Pentecostalism, 1901–1940 North America: The Latter Rain Revival, 1940s, and Charismatic Renewal, 1960s–1970s North America: The “Third Wave” of the Holy Spirit, 1980s–1990s Twentieth-Century Revivals in Africa Twentieth-Century Revivals in China and Korea Twentieth-Century Revivals in Indonesia Conclusion Bibliography
II. Thematic Section
CHAPTER 21 Bible Translation, Culture, 
and Religion
Missionary Awakening Indigenizing Theology Indigenous Liberation Encounter and Reciprocity Function of Translation Renewal and the Cultural Impetus Assessment Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 22 Christianity and Interreligious Encounters
Introduction The New Testament and the Church Fathers Later Catholic and Protestant Encounters: Catholic Encounters Later Catholic and Protestant Encounters: Protestant Encounters Bibliography
CHAPTER 23 Women in Church, State, and Society
Early Christianity through Fourth Century Fifth through Ninth Centuries Tenth to Fifteenth Centuries European Expansion and the Reformation Eighteenth to Twenty-First Centuries: Women Align for Social Reform Negotiating Boundaries: Social Change and Domesticity Ordination/Pastorship as the Last Liturgical Frontier Conclusion: Women, Patterns of Ambiguity, and New Options Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 24 Worship, Liturgy, Sacraments
Worship Liturgy Sacraments Bibliography
CHAPTER 25 Freedom, Persecution, and the Status of Christian Minorities
Religious Human Rights in the Dickensian Era Religious Freedom and International Law What Are Religious Rights? Freedom and Persecution of Christian Minorities: The Situation 
on the Ground Religious Rights as Human Rights Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 26 Christianity and “Western Classical” Music (1700–2000)
Bibliography
CHAPTER 27 Music in the New Churches
Music Creativity Africa Asia The Americas Summary of Factors Influencing Indigenous Creativity Conclusion Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 28 Visual Arts in World Christianity
Towards a Theoretical Framework Christian Art in Asia Christian Art in Africa Christian Art in Latin America Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 29 Church Architecture Worldwide since 1800
Temple and Meetinghouse Scholarly Approaches to Church Architecture Reform Movements in Christian Worship Classical Tradition Gothic Revival Intentional Contextualization Modernism and Contextualization Monumental Mega-Churches Bibliography
CHAPTER 30 Charismatic Gifts
Was There a Twentieth-Century “Revival” of Charismatic Gifts? The Practices of Divine Healing The Gift of Tongues The Gift of Prophecy Exorcism or Deliverance from Evil Spirits Conclusion: On Spiritual Improvisation Bibliography
CHAPTER 31 Changing Uses of Old and New Media in World Christianity
Introduction: Outline and Definitions Histories Productions Receptions Conclusion: Media Innovations and World Christianity Bibliography
CHAPTER 32 Global Evangelical and Pentecostal Politics
The Globalization of Christianity Global Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism Christianity and Islam: Law, Territory, and Power Political Dimensions of Proselytization and Conversion Southern Christianity and Violence A New Christendom? Christian Zionism in the Third World? Protestantism in the Global South and Democracy Bibliography
III. Christianity since 1800 An Analysis by Region and Traditions
CHAPTER 33 The Middle East and North Africa, I
Arab conquest of North Africa Copts under Muslim rulers Christianity in the Modern Era Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 34 The Middle East and 
North Africa, II
Bibliography
CHAPTER 35 African Christianity
Introduction Turning Point Catholic Missions in West and East Africa New Beginning: Protestant Initiatives in West Africa Antislavery Movements and Return of Former Slaves to Africa Eighteenth-Century African Christian Leaders Missions and African Rights in South Africa Mission Reframed: African Recovery Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 36 Christianity in Western Europe
Historical Introduction Bodies of Christ: Models of the Church Secularization: From Cathedrals to Cults? Beyond the Secular? Transformations of Christianity in the West Christianity as Heritage? Away from the State? Conversion and Charisma? A New Mission Field? Concluding Remarks Bibliography
CHAPTER 37 Russia and Eastern Europe
Historical Experience Russia Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century Theology and Spiritualit Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 38 Latin America and the Caribbean
Colonial Origins The Challenges of Independence and Liberalism Twentieth-Century Changes in Catholicism Protestant and Pentecostal Growth in Latin America Conclusion Bibliography
CHAPTER 39 North America
Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 40 South Asia
Syrian and Roman Catholic Integration Protestants, Textuality, and Knowledge Bibliography
CHAPTER 41 China
Protestant Beginnings, 1800–1860 Institution-Building and Local Conflict, 1860–1900 The Precommunist “Golden Age” of Christianity in China, 1900–1925 Multiple Challenges, 1925–1950 The Church 1950–1978: Control and Coercion Bibliography
CHAPTER 42 Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia The Philippines Japan Korea Conclusion Bibliography
CHAPTER 43 Christianity in Australia and Oceania (ca. 1800–2000)
Introduction Origins Colonial Constructions Consolidating “Christian” Countries The Experience of Christianity by Indigenous Peoples Wars and Depression The 1950s Pentecostal and Charismatic Developments The Resurgence of Conservative Evangelicalism The Recovery of a Christian Social Conscience Conclusion Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 44 The Historical Development of Christianity in Oceania
Introduction to the Region The Dawn of a New Era: The Advent of Christianity and Mission 
Work in the Pacific Polynesia: Early Phases of Christianization (ca. 1800s) Micronesia: The Micro-Island Atoll States Melanesia: Late Beginnings (ca. 1830s) Colonialism, Resistance, and the Church Developments since World War II Ecumenism and Contextual Theologies The Church in Post-Independence Politics Globalization and the Re-shaping of Christianity (1960s–present) Outlook Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 45 Roman Catholicism since 1800
Vatican I: 1869–1870 Modernism Currents of Renewa Vatican II: 1962–1965 A World Church Pope John Paul II: 1978–2005 Pope Benedict XVI: 2005–2013 Pope Francis: 2013– Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 46 Orthodoxy and Eastern Christianity
The Origin of the Term Orthodoxy Families of Orthodox Churches The Non-Chalcedonian Orthodox Churches The Orthodox Churches and “The Unia” The Organization of the Ancient Eastern Church in Patriarchates The three autonomous orthodox churches Bibliography
CHAPTER 47 Anglicanism
Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 48 Protestantism
The Historical Origins of Protestantism The First Phase of the Reformation: Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin The Second Phase of the Reformation: Confessionalization The English Reformation: Anglicanism The European Wars of Religion Protestantism in America Beyond the West: Protestant Missionary Movements The Two Basic Ideas of Protestantism Bibliography
CHAPTER 49 Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity
Defining Pentecostalism Pentecostalism in the Global South Pentecostalism in the North Pentecostalism as an Attraction to Global Communities Notes Bibliography
CHAPTER 50 Indigenous and Vernacular Christianity
Independent Initiatives Indigenous and Vernacular Christianity in Africa Typology Brief history by geographical region Indigenous and Vernacular Christianity in Latin America Indigenous and Vernacular Christianity in Asia Conclusion Notes Bibliography
IV. Expansion and Secularization A Demographic and Statistical Analysis
CHAPTER 51 The Transmission of Christian Faith: A Reflection
Islam Compared to Christianity: Progressive versus Serial Expansion Christianity’s Shifting Center of Gravity Christendom Encounters the New World Christianity without Christendom Bibliography
CHAPTER 52 The Demographics and Dynamics of the World Christian Movement
The 2,000-year View Documenting the Statistical Center of Gravity of Christianity Following the Trajectory Early Christian Expansion, AD 33–AD 600 Christianity Moves Decidedly North and West, AD 600–AD 1500 Christianity Begins to Move to the South, AD 1500–AD 1970 2,000 Years of North and South The 100-year View Features of the Present Southeastern Trajectory Theological Implications of the Trajectory Translation as a Central Feature Whom Shall We Send? Features of World Christianity Conclusion Note Bibliography
CHAPTER 53 Christianity in Europe and North America
Historical Patterns Revolutions and Migrations Differences and Contrasts Secularization Overview Bibliography
Index EULA
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