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Christianity in the Twentieth Century

A World History

Brian Stanley author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Published:7th Jan '20

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A history of unparalleled scope that charts the global transformation of Christianity during an age of profound political and cultural change

Christianity in the Twentieth Century charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonization, and powerful ideological currents, many of them hostile to Christianity. Written by a leading scholar of world Christianity, the book traces how Christianity evolved from a religion defined by the culture and politics of Europe to the expanding polycentric and multicultural faith it is today. Brian Stanley provides a history of Christianity as a popular faith experienced and lived by its adherents, telling a compelling and multifaceted story of Christendom’s fortunes across the globe.

"Shortlisted for the Catholic Herald Book Award in History"
"Winner of the 2018 Book Award for Excellence in Missiology, American Society of Missiology"
"Winner of a 2019 Award of Merit in History, Christianity Today Book Awards"
"One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018"
"One of First Things' Favorite Books of 2018"
"[Christianity in the Twentieth Century] will find its place as a core text in the study of global Christianity and represents a tremendous effort to tie together disparate and far-flung outposts of the religion. . . . [T]his is World Christianity par excellence."---David C. Kirkpatrick, Journal of Religion

ISBN: 9780691196848

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504 pages