To Whom Does Christianity Belong? Dyron B. Daughrity. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2015. Summary: This book argues that when one speaks of “Christianity” this must be understood in global terms in all of its diversity of expression and not simply in the forms we Westerners are most accustomed to. … [Read more...] about Book Review: To Whom Does Christianity Belong?
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Book Review: Kingdom Without Borders
Kingdom Without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity. Miriam Adeney. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009. Summary: Adeney, a professor of global and urban ministries, chronicles the global spread of Christianity through stories of sacrificial and courageous Christians in the Majority World. Philip Jenkins has studied the spread of Christianity in the southern hemisphere and majority world. For many this is a study of statistics and demographics. Miriam Adeney tells a similar story, not so much … [Read more...] about Book Review: Kingdom Without Borders
Book Review: Jesus without Borders
Jesus without Borders: Christology in the Majority World, Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, K.K. Yeo eds. Grand Rapids, Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2014. Summary: Eight theologians from different parts of the world came together for a theological dialogue on Christology, engaging the Chalcedonian definition of Christology and reflecting on the unique perspective they bring on Christology from their part of the world. One of the most exciting developments of the last fifty years is the rapid growth of Christianity outside of … [Read more...] about Book Review: Jesus without Borders
Book Review: The Global Diffusion of Evangelicalism
Thank-you to Bob Trube for sharing reviews from Bob on Books with the Emerging Scholars Network Blog! His post on The Global Diffusion of Evangelicalism: The Age of Billy Graham and John Stott by Brian Stanley (InterVarsity Press, 2013) comes at an apt time to provide background to "Evangelicals" as we prayerfully consider NY Times: Colleges and Evangelicals Collide on Bias Policy. ~ Thomas B. Grosh IV, Associate Director, Emerging Scholars Network The title of The Global Diffusion of Evangelicalism: The Age of … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Global Diffusion of Evangelicalism