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Klappentext This volume examines the contributions of Christian minorities to societies across the globe in the midst of pressure and persecution. Zusammenfassung Volume 2 of Christianity and Freedom examines the contributions of Christian minorities to societies across the globe in the midst of pressure and violent persecution. Including original field research! it offers a timely perspective on hot-button issues of social justice and religious liberty. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Persecution in the context of religious and Christian demography, 1970-2020 Todd M. Johnson; 2. Patterns and purposes of contemporary anti-Christian persecution Paul Marshall; 3. Where the spirit leads: global Pentecostalism and freedom Donald E. Miller; 4. Christianity among the marginalized: empowering poor women in India Rebecca S. Shah; 5. Transnational Christian networks for human dignity Allen D. Hertzke and Mark Brockway; 6. The growth and dynamism of Chinese Christianity Fenggang Yang; 7. Christianity and religious freedom in Indonesia since 1998 Robert W. Hefner and Zainal Abidin Bagir; 8. Christianity and freedom in India: colonialism, communalism, caste, and violence Chad M. Bauman and James Ponniah; 9. Vietnam: Christianity's contributions to freedoms and human flourishing in adversity Reg Reimer; 10. The challenge and leaven of Christianity in Pakistan Sara Singha; 11. Christianity and the challenge of religious violence in northern Nigeria Richard Burgess and Danny McCain; 12. Copts of Egypt: defiance, compliance, and continuity Mariz Tadros; 13. Between the hammer and the anvil: indigenous Palestinian Christianity in the West Bank Duane Alex Miller and Philip Sumpter; 14. Christians in the state of Israel: between integration and emigration Daphne Tsimhoni; 15. Arab Muslim attitudes toward religious minorities Michael Hoffman and Amaney Jamal; 16. They that remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian communities amid the Syria conflict and the rise of the Islamic State Matthew Barber....
