Interpreting Contemporary Christianity

Interpreting Contemporary Christianity
Author: Ogbu Kalu
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2008-08-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 080286242X

In this multidisciplinary interpretation of world Christianity and the changing shape of the global religious landscape, scholars consider the complex dynamics shaping Christianity's recent expansion in all parts of the globe. They view the explanations of homogenization or American cultural influence as being necessarily limited and point to the far more varied intersections of external influence and indigenous appropriation. The geographical coverage and the voices from various corners of the globe exemplify the shift of Christianity's center of gravity away from the northern hemisphere. New voices, new methods, and new perspectives emerge here. Contributors: Afe Adogame Edith L. Blumhofer Joel Carpenter Paul Freston Anthony dela Fuente Jehu J. Hanciles Brian M. Howell Ogbu U. Kalu Sebastian C. H. Kim Philomena Njeri Mwaura John Parratt Dana L. Robert Brian Stanley Diane Stinton Feiya Tao Kevin Xiyi Yao

Gender, Religion, and the Heathen Lands

Gender, Religion, and the Heathen Lands
Author: Maina Chawla Singh
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135653380

Seeking to extend existing scholarship on gender and colonialism and on women and American religion, this cross-cultural study examines the work of American missionary women in South Asia at several levels. A primary concern of the study is to historicize the interventions of these women and situate them within the dual contexts of the sending society and the receiving culture. It focuses on missionaries Isabella Thoburn and Ida Scudder, who founded some of the premier women's colleges and hospitals in British colonial India. The book also draws upon the narratives and reminiscences of South Asian women, now in their seventies, who attended such institutions in the 1940s, and whose voices texture our understanding of American women's missionary work in "Other" cultures.

Letters to Hazel

Letters to Hazel
Author: Mary L. Kansfield
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802828705