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Christianity is a global faith.
Today, people are increasingly aware that Christianity extends far beyond Europe and North America, permeating the Eastern and Southern hemispheres. What we may know less well is that Christianity has always been a global faith.
A vast untold story waits to be heard beyond the familiar tale of how the Christian faith spread across Europe. Not only was Jesus born in Asia, but in the early years of the church Christianity found fertile soil in Africa and soon extended to East Asia as well.
In this brief introduction to world Christian history, Derek Cooper explores the development of Christianity across time and the continents. Guiding readers to places such as Iraq, Ethiopia and India, Scandinavia, Brazil and Oceania, he reveals the fascinating—and often surprising—history of the church.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Christianity as a World Religion
Part I: Christianity from the First to the Seventh Centuries
1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Europe
Part II: Christianity from the Eighth to the Fourteenth Centuries
4. Asia
5. Africa
6. Europe
Part III: Christianity from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-first Centuries
7. Europe
8. Latin America
9. Northern America
10. Oceania
11. Africa
12. Asia
Conclusion: World Christianity Blowing Where It Wills
Appendix 1: United Nations Geoscheme for Nations
Appendix 2: Glossary
Name and Subject Index
