Format:
X, 252 S.
,
24 cm
ISBN:
0195300653
,
9780195300659
,
9780195368512
Content:
Christianity is growing so rapidly in the global South that soon Africa may be home to the world's largest Christian population. But what sort of Christianity will that be? In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Christians live in settings very close to the social, cultural, and intellectual milieu in which the New Testament itself was written. For this reason, Philip Jenkins argues, they read the Scriptures with a freshness and authenticity impossible in the prosperous societies of North America and Europe. At first sight, the rising Christianity of the global South appears fundamentalist and deeply conservative. But at the same time these new Christians draw conclusions from scripture that are innovative, creative, and socially liberating, in their impact on social structures and gender relations.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Shall the fundamentalists win? -- Power in the book -- Old and new -- Poor and rich -- Good and evil -- Persecution and vindication -- Women and men -- North and south -- Appendix one: the Epistle of James -- Appendix two: Psalm 91
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
Keywords:
Südliche Hemisphäre
;
Christentum
;
Christentum
;
Südliche Hemisphäre
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=25237
Author information:
Jenkins, Philip 1952-
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