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Book SynopsisThe third volume of History of Global Christianity addresses the 20th century. An international cast of (Church) historians and Religious Studies scholars relate the developments in this century, from the World Wars into postmodern times. The century is discussed along chronological and geographical lines, as the other volumes, but also focuses on more thematical issues such as Ecumenism, Antisemitism and Human Rights. Contributors are: Andrew Chandler, Melanie Duguid-May, Siegfried Hermle, Katharina Kunter, Frieder Ludwig, Gerard Mannion, Harry Oelke, Jens Holger Schjørring, Ulrike Schröder, Kevin Ward. This is part of a three volume work on the history of global Christianity. The first two volumes cover the periods from 1500-1789 and the 19th century (published 2017).
Trade Review"Focusing more on movements, institutions, and geographical regions than on individual personalities, this resource will help nonspecialists and specialists alike map out topics for further research in the last 500 years of global church movements." - M.S. Hill, Liberty University in *Choice*, November 2018. "The volumes take a fresh approach in presenting historical research from a global angle, so as to not be constrained by the typical European ethnocentric tunnel vision. Too often Church history was written and prescribed from a Eurocentric perspective, which is as much apparent in its terminology (e.g. Middle East, Near East) as in its proportional selection (more attention for the Atlantic axis). In this regard the series is a ‘Fundgrube’ of data, narratives, and historical reflections not hindered by cultural biases given with the false assumption that modernity and civilisation only started with the wake of Europe." - Henk Bakker, Free University Amsterdam, JEBS 21:1 (2021), pp. 201-203.
Table of ContentsContents Foreword Volume iii List of Contributors Introduction, 20th Century, Volume iii Jens Holger Schjørring Part 1
Decades 1 Christianity in the First World War Jens Holger Schjørring 2 Christianity in Europe and North America between the World Wars, 1918–c. 1939 Andrew Chandler 3 Second World War Harry Oelke 4 Christianity in Europe and North America in the Age of the Cold War Andrew Chandler Part 2
Themes 5 Christianity, Human Rights, and Socio-Ethical Reorientations Katharina Kunter 6 The Ecumenical Movement Melanie Duguid-May 7 Vatican II: How the First Global Council Transformed Catholicism Gerard Mannion 8 Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, and Reorientation Siegfried Hermle 9 Christianity in the Context of Other World Religions: Interreligious Dynamics and Developments in the 20th Century Frieder Ludwig and Ulrike Schröder Part 3
Continents 10 The Christian Century? A History of Christianity in North America, 1900–2000 Heath W. Carter 11 Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 20th Century Veit Strassner 12 African Christianity in the Twentieth Century Akintunde E. Akinade 13 African Christianity in the 20th Century – Part Two Kevin Ward 14 Christianity in the Middle East, 1917–2017 Mitri Raheb 15 Christianities in Asia in the Twentieth Century (1910–2010) Peter C. Phan 16 Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania Geoffrey Troughton 17 Christianity in Russia and Eastern Europe Thomas Bremer 18 Christianity in Europe Grace Davie Conclusions Kevin Ward Index of Names Index of Places
