Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World ChristianityOxford University Press, 30 בנוב׳ 2007 - 384 עמודים Long the dominant religion of the West, Christianity is now rapidly becoming the principal faith in much of the postcolonial world--a development that marks a momentous shift in the religion's very center of gravity. In this eye-opening book, Lamin Sanneh examines the roots of this "post-Western awakening" and the unparalleled richness and diversity, as well as the tension and conflict, it has brought to World Christianity. Tracing Christianity's rise from its birth on the edge of the Roman empire--when it proclaimed itself to be a religion for the entire world, not just for one people, one time, and one place--to its key role in Europe's maritime and colonial expansion, Sanneh sheds new light on the ways in which post-Western societies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America were drawn into the Christian orbit. Ultimately, he shows, these societies outgrew Christianity's colonial forms and restructured it through their own languages and idioms--a process that often occurred outside, and sometimes against, the lines of denominational control. The effect of such changes, Sanneh contends, has been profound, transforming not only worship, prayer, and the interpretation of Scripture, but also art, aesthetics, and music associated with the church. In exploring this story of Christianity's global expansion and its current resurgence in the non-Western world, Sanneh pays close attention to such issues as the faith's encounters with Islam and indigenous religions, as well as with secular ideologies such as Marxism and nationalism. He also considers the challenges that conservative, non-Western forms of Christianity pose to Western liberal values and Enlightenment ideas. Here then is a groundbreaking study of Christianity's role in cultural innovation and historical change--and must reading for all who are concerned with the present and future of the faith. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 66
עמוד xix
... leadership that have been developed, the process of acute indigenization that fosters liturgical renewal, the production of new religious art, music, hymns, songs, and prayers— all these are part of Christianity's stunningly diverse ...
... leadership that have been developed, the process of acute indigenization that fosters liturgical renewal, the production of new religious art, music, hymns, songs, and prayers— all these are part of Christianity's stunningly diverse ...
עמוד 8
... leaders had adopted the position that Paul had taken at the risk of his life.26 In one celebrated case, Paul confronted Peter about precisely that issue. Peter had come to Antioch, a center of Christian Gentiles, and was quite happy ...
... leaders had adopted the position that Paul had taken at the risk of his life.26 In one celebrated case, Paul confronted Peter about precisely that issue. Peter had come to Antioch, a center of Christian Gentiles, and was quite happy ...
עמוד 10
... leadership enabled it to withstand the forces of hallowed custom. The issue was dear to Paul's heart, as he was at pains to drive home to the Galatians, saying that their instinct to remain tied to the synagogue in the belief that ...
... leadership enabled it to withstand the forces of hallowed custom. The issue was dear to Paul's heart, as he was at pains to drive home to the Galatians, saying that their instinct to remain tied to the synagogue in the belief that ...
עמוד 21
... philanthropy is indicated by a leader in the third century BC who lent three talents to a city in difficult financial straits, on condition that the city mortgage all of its own property as well as the property whither christianity? 21.
... philanthropy is indicated by a leader in the third century BC who lent three talents to a city in difficult financial straits, on condition that the city mortgage all of its own property as well as the property whither christianity? 21.
עמוד 22
... leader of the Cynics, himself an aristocrat, preached philanthropy and urged his fellow aristocrats to heal the sick and to give to the poor before it was too late. In words that read like a prophecy from the book of Amos, he wrote ...
... leader of the Cynics, himself an aristocrat, preached philanthropy and urged his fellow aristocrats to heal the sick and to give to the poor before it was too late. In words that read like a prophecy from the book of Amos, he wrote ...
תוכן
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2 The Christian Movement in Islamic Perspective | 57 |
3 Old World Precedents and New World Directions | 89 |
4 The Yogi and the Commissar | 131 |
5 Pillar of Charismatic Renewal | 163 |
6 Resurgence and the New Order in West Africa | 185 |
7 Civilization and the Limits of Mission | 217 |
8 Christian Awakening and the New China | 243 |
9 Conclusion | 271 |
Notes | 289 |
Select Bibliography | 321 |
Index | 349 |
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