Author:
Horsfjord, Vebjorn L. author.
ImprintEugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2022]
Descriptionvii, 301 pages ; 23 cm
Note:"First publication: Global kristendom. En samtidshistorie: Scandinavian University Press, Oslo 2018. Translated by Brian McNeil. The English translation was made from a revised and updated version supplied by the authors."--Title page verso.
Note:Introduction -- Africa: dramatic growth -- Latin America: Catholicism under pressure -- North America: with the hand on the Bible -- The Middle East: when cracks appear in the mosaic -- Asia: Christianity as a newcomer and a foreign element -- Oceania: Christian flourishing and decline -- Eastern Europe: Orthodox defense against liberal values -- Western and Central Europe: between power and powerlessness -- The globalization of Christianity: tradition and change.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-295) and index.
Note:Over the last few decades, Christianity's center of gravity has moved from the global north to the global south. While church buildings in Western Europe are being closed or sold, new megachurches are filled with believers in Africa and Latin America. Charismatic movements practice the Christian religion in new ways, challenging the established churches and society at large on all continents. This scholarly examination of contemporary World Christianity takes a fresh perspective on Christianity as a cultural, political, and social force in our time. It provides up-to-date regional surveys, gives ample attention to the fastest growing branch of Christianity, the Pentecostal movement, and focuses sharply on Catholicism, which with a wide margin is the world's largest denomination. Furthermore, it explores how the Christian religion accommodates as well as challenges political, social, economic, and cultural developments.
