Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity - 10-Volume Set
Todd M Johnson editor Kenneth R Ross editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:30th Apr '25
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This series of reference volumes comprehensively maps worldwide Christianity. Through a combination of maps, tables, charts and graphs, the volumes provide a full demographic analysis, while original essays explore key topics and trends. Volumes 1 to 9 each cover a specific region, mapping the religion’s patterns of growth and decline in the region and offering country-specific studies, as well as essays on major traditions and key themes. Volume 10 is a Compact Atlas that takes a global focus, while following the structure of the previous 9 volumes.
Offering a comprehensive account of the presence of Christianity in every country of the world, this set of volumes is the standard work of reference in its field.
Volumes in the series:
1. Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa
2. Christianity in North Africa and West Asia
3. Christianity in South and Central Asia
4. Christianity in East and Southeast Asia
5. Christianity in Oceania
6. Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean
7. Christianity in North America
8. Christianity in Western and Northern Europe
9. Christianity in Eastern and Southern Europe
10. Compact Atlas of Global Christianity
This useful reference guide to the profile of Christianity in Africa is a reminder of the important religious and cultural shifts that have transformed the continent in very recent times and helps us keep our finger on the pulse of future changes. -- Lamin Sanneh, Yale Divinity School on Vol.1
This volume is pure gold ... I hope that those with an interest in Christianity in this region will make their way to the nearest library and begin to appreciate the extraordinary wealth of material found in its pages. -- Colin Chapman, Studies in World Christianity on Vol.2
This truly remarkable collection should appeal to a broad readership concerned with contemporary affairs in our world. -- Robert Eric Frykenberg, University of Wisconsin – Madison on Vol.3
The volume, magisterial in its sweep, makes an excellent contribution to scholarship in Asian Christianity and I heartily encourage a wide readership. -- Dave Johnson, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies on Vol.4
This significant volume is a definitive contribution to Oceanic Christian self-understanding. It is impressive in both its scope and its fine-grained attention to the nuances and diversities of Pacific belief and practice. Sensitively framed critical insider analysis provides a local voice, rendering it an accessible and valuable regional and global resource. -- Hugh Morrison, University of Otago, New Zealand on Vol.5
This beautiful volume, lavish in its printed edition, is a solid companion to walk into Latin American Christianity thanks to the quality of the contributions, the diversity of age, gender, and religious affiliation, and the huge effort to engage local scholars. -- Gustavo Morello, Boston College, Religious Studies Review on Vol.6
This volume covers a wide breadth of topics such as racial justice and gender justice, and includes regional issues as well as denominational concerns. The contributors all provide diverse voices and considerations to pertinent issues of our time in North America. A wonderful volume for scholars, students and the church. -- Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Vanderbilt University on Vol.7
With the series’ hallmark attention to good scholarship from those who have a personal and professional interest in their subjects, this is an invaluable reference book for students of theology, religious studies and sociology. -- Emma Wild-Wood, University of Edinburgh on Vol.8
This volume offers a rich array of information and insights on Christianity in Southern and Eastern Europe – a region marked by both a deepening of faith and emerging secular trends. The editors have assembled a skilled team of contributors who deliver timely updates, fresh interpretations and even projections on the future of Christianity in this rapidly evolving part of the world. -- Lucian Turcescu, Concordia University on Vol.9
By combining comprehensive demographic analysis of global Christianity with interpretative essays replete with helpful illustrations and graphs, this volume stakes a serious claim to being one of the most vital compilations available to readers in the church and academy. At a minimum, its rich array of content and coverage promises a valuable contribution to the existing literature, and it is likely to be a major and widely used resource. -- Jehu J. Hanciles, Emory University on Vol.10
This series is not only an academic collection but an essential document for understanding the contemporary landscape of faith. * Taiwan Church News Network *
ISBN: 9781399552646
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5274 pages