eBook, ePUB

Christianity in North Africa and West Asia (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Combines empirical data and original analysis in a uniquely detailed account of Christianity in North Africa and West Asia

This comprehensive reference volume covers every country in North Africa and West Asia, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends.

Key Features

• Profiles of Christianity in every country in North Africa and West Asia including clearly presented statistical and demographic information
• Analyses of leading features and current trends written by indigenous scholars
• Essays examining each of the major Christian traditions (Anglicans, Independents, Orthodox, Protestants, Roman Catholics, Evangelicals, Pentecostals/Charismatics)
• Essays explore key themes such as faith and culture, worship and spirituality, theology, social and political engagement, mission and evangelism, religious freedom, gender, inter-faith relations, monastic movements and spirituality, displaced populations and ecclesiology

Contributors

• Ed Alden, Independent Scholar
• Sara Afshari, University of Edinburgh
• Najib George Awad, Hartford Seminary
• Katia Boissevain, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Charles Chartouni, Lebanese University and St Joseph University
• John Eibner, Christian Solidarity International (CSI)
• Kristian Girling, Boston College''s School of Theology and Ministry
• Akram Habib, Independent Scholar
• Gabriel Hachem, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)
• Hrayr Jebejian, General Secretary of the Bible Society in the Gulf
• Todd M. Johnson, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
• Paolo Maggiolini, Catholic University of Milan
• Duane Miller, Saint Mary's University in San Antonio
• Elizabeth Monier, University of Cambridge
• Rima Nasrallah, Near East School of Theology, Beirut
• David Neuhaus SJ, Latin Patriarchal Vicar
• Eric N. Newberg, Oral Roberts University in Tulsa
• Ewelina Ochab, ADF International
• Anthony O'Mahony, Heythrop College at the University of London
• Anna Poujeau, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France
• Mitri Raheb, Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture in Bethlehem
• Donna M. Rizk, King's College London
• Bernard Sabella, al-Quds University
• George F. Sabra, Near East School of Theology in Beirut
• Yazid Said, Liverpool Hope University
• Silvia Serrano, Université d'Auvergne
• Heather J. Sharkey, University of Pennsylvania
• Razek Siriani, lay deacon in the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
• Georges Tamer, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
• Mariz Tadros, University of Sussex
• Samuel Tadros, Hoover Institution and Johns Hopkins University
• Hratch Tchilingirian, University of Oxford
• Herman G.B. Teule, Radboud University Nijmegen and University of Louvain
• Iyad Twal, Bethlehem University
• Wafik Wahba, Tyndale University and Seminary in Toronto
• Jack Wald, pastor of Rabat International Church
• Anastasia Yiangou, Independent Scholar
• Gina A. Zurlo, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 4.3MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Kenneth R. Ross is Parish Minister, Netherlorn Churches, Argyll, and an Honorary Fellow in the University of Edinburgh's School of Divinity. Mariz Tadros is Professor and Co-Leader of the Power and Popular Politics Cluster at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. Todd M. Johnson is Associate Professor of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474428071
• Artikelnr.: 72431439