The Changing World of Christianity: The Global History of a Borderless Religion

Christianity has changed. Formerly known as the religion of Europe and North America, it is now a religion of the Global South: Asia, Africa, and Latin America. However, Christianity has never been merely a Western phenomenonit has always been a borderless religion. Indeed, in six of the worlds eight cultural blocks, Christianity is the largest faith.With convenient maps, helpful statistics, and concise histories of each of the worlds major cultural blocks, The Changing World of Christianityis a dynamic guide for understanding Christianitys new ethos. From Ireland to Papua New Guinea, Argentina to China, South Africa to Russia, this book provides a clear and encyclopedic look at Christianity, the worlds largest and most global religion.