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The next Christendom : the coming of global Christianity /

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The first edition of The Next Christendom has been hailed as a landmark in our understanding of modern Christianity. In this new and substantially expanded second edition, Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expanion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin America-...

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Main Author: Jenkins, Philip, 1952-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Christianity > Forecasting.
Church membership.
Christianisme > Prévision.
Église > Appartenance.
11.72 sociology of the church.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Christianity > Forecasting
Church membership
Christendom.
Internationalisatie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The first edition of The Next Christendom has been hailed as a landmark in our understanding of modern Christianity. In this new and substantially expanded second edition, Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expanion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin America--as well as the clash betwen Islam and Christianity since September 11. Among the major topics covered are the growing schism between Northern and Southern churches over issues of gender and sexuality, immigrant and ethnic churches in North America, and a special section on the split within the Angl.
Physical Description:1 online resource (270 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198033417
0198033419
1423746392
9781423746393
0195146166
9780195146165
661053196X
9786610531967