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Informationen zum Autor Lamin Sanneh is the D. Willis James Professor of World Christianity and of History at Yale University. He is the author of more than 200 articles and a dozen books on Islam and Christianity. Michael McClymond is Professor of Modern Christianity at Saint Louis University. He is the author of Familiar Stranger: An Introduction to Jesus of Nazareth (2004), editor of The Encyclopedia of Religious Revivals in America (2007), and co-author of The Theology of Jonathan Edwards (2012). Klappentext The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to World Christianity presents a collection of essays that explore a range of topics relating to the rise, spread, and influence of Christianity throughout the world.* Features contributions from renowned scholars of history and religion from around the world* Addresses the origins and global expansion of Christianity over the course of two millennia* Covers a wide range of themes relating to Christianity, including women, worship, sacraments, music, visual arts, architecture, and many more* Explores the development of Christian traditions over the past two centuries across several continents and the rise in secularization Zusammenfassung The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to World Christianity presents a collection of essays that explore a range of topics relating to the rise, spread, and influence of Christianity throughout the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors ix Abbreviations xxi 1 Introduction 1 Lamin Sanneh and Michael J. McClymond I. Historical Section 19 A. The Roots (50-1750 ce) 2 Jewish and Hellenic Worlds and Christian Origins 21 John J. Collins 3 The "Triumph" of Hellenization in Early Christianity 32 Wendy Elgersma Helleman 4 Ancient Eastern Christianity: Syria, Persia, Central Asia, and India 43 Scott W. Sunquist 5 Christianity and the European Conversions 54 Tomás O'Sullivan 6 Byzantium and Islam in the Mediterranean World 67 James C. Skedros 7 The Medieval Synthesis: Religion, Society, and Culture 78 Joseph P. Huffmann 8 Early Modern Missions and Maritime Expansion 96 Felipe Fernandez-Armesto 9 Bibles, Printing, Books, Churches 107 Lori Ferrell 10 The Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Reformation 119 Jeffrey Klaiber B. Issues in the Modern Period (1750-2000 ce) 129 11 The Legacy of Christendom 131 Philip Jenkins 12 Slavery, Antislavery, and Christianity: Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean 142 Christopher Schmidt-Nowara 13 Medicine, Agriculture, and Technology in the Missionary Enterprise 153 Christopher H. Grundmann 14 Schools and Education in the Missionary Enterprise 166 Norman Etherington 15 Conversion, Converts, and National Identity 176 J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu 16 Church and State Relations in the Colonial Period 190 Brian Stanley 17 Ideologies, the Quest for a Just Society, and Christian Responses 200 Govert Buijs 18 The Ecumenical Movement: Why Violence, Why Not Peace? 218 Jan van Butselaar 19 Vatican II: Renewal, Accommodation, Inculturation 231 Peter C. Phan 20 Christian Revival and Renewal Movements 244 Michael J. McClymond II. Thematic Section 263 21 Bible Translation, Culture, and Religion 265 Lamin Sanneh 22 Christianity and Interreligious Encounters 282 Martin Ganeri 23 Women in Church, State, and Society 302 Angelyn Dries 24 Worship, Liturgy, Sacraments 318 Geoffrey Wainwright 25 Freedom, Persecution, and the Status of Christian Minorities 330 <...
