Introduction to World Christian History
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Christianity is a global faith. Today, people are increasingly aware that Christianity extends far beyond Europe and North America, permeating the Eastern and Southern hemispheres. What we may know less well is that Christianity has always been aglobal faith. A vast untold story waits to be heard beyond the familiar tale of how the Christian faith spread across Europe. Not only was Jesus born in Asia, but in the early years of the church Christianity found fertile soil in Africa and soon extended to East Asia as well.In this brief introduction to world Christian history, Derek Cooper explores the development of Christianity across time and the continents. Guiding readers to places such as Iraq, Ethiopia and India, Scandinavia, Brazil and Oceania, he reveals the fascinating-and often surprising-history of the church.
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Derek Cooper (PhD, The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia) is associate professor of world Christian history at Biblical Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Exploring Church History and Christianity and World Religions: An Introduction to the World's Major Faiths, and he is the coeditor of the Reformation Commentary on Scripture volume on 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles.
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Acknowledgments Introduction: Christianity as a World Religion Part I: Christianity from the First to the Seventh Centuries 1. Asia 2. Africa 3. Europe Part II: Christianity from the Eighth to the Fourteenth Centuries 4. Asia 5. Africa 6. Europe Part III: Christianity from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-first Centuries 7. Europe 8. Latin America 9. Northern America 10. Oceania 11. Africa 12. Asia Conclusion: World Christianity Blowing Where It Wills Appendix 1: United Nations Geoscheme for Nations Appendix 2: Glossary Name and Subject Index
