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Global Evangelicalism: Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspective, Edited by Donald M. Lewis and Richard V. Pierard alt

Global Evangelicalism

Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspective

Edited by Donald M. Lewis and Richard V. Pierard

Global Evangelicalism
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  • Length: 312 pages
  • Published: October 02, 2014
  • Imprint: IVP Academic
  • ISBN: 9780830896622

Evangelicalism is not merely a North American religiously charged ideology that dominates the popular mind. Over the last century, evangelicalism has taken on global proportions. It has spread from its northern heartlands and formed burgeoning newcenters of vibrant life in the global South. Alongside Islam, it is now arguably the most important and dynamic religious movement in the world today. This tectonic shift has been closely watched by some scholars of religion, though it is merely a ghost in our international news stories. Now, in Global Evangelicalism a gathering of front-rank historians of evangelicalism offer conceptual and regional overviews of evangelicalism, as well as probings of its transdenominationalism and views of gender.

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"As a concise historical introduction, this book is without peer. It demonstrates that underlying the varied historical and cultural expressions of evangelicalism, there is a shared missional conviction: the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ is fully translatable into any language and context. It is this conviction which makes its message radically transformative and global in its reach. Anyone who wants to know why evangelical churches are flourishing regardless of where they are must read this book."
Simon Chan, Trinity Theological College, Singapore; author of Grassroots Asian Theology
"The evangelical movement consists of a growing and often influential body of Christian believers worldwide, but scholars and commentators are frequently baffled by its sheer diversity and complexity. Here, leading experts set out the basic characteristics of the movement as it has developed over time in various parts of the world, showing how it has related to secular society, other religious bodies and issues such as gender and globalization."
David Bebbington, professor of history, University of Stirling, Scotland
"Evangelical Protestant Christianity started with pietist prayer groups in Europe and the evangelical revivals in Great Britain, but now its advocates gather on every continent. By comparison, says Andrew Walls, the great Scottish church historian, global evangelicalism 'makes the Reformation look like just a little local difficulty.' This book is a fine place to start learning the story, and in the process, relearning Christian history."
Joel Carpenter, Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity, Calvin College
"Evangelicalism is a large and influential Christian tradition that has played an important role in the last two centuries. But what does that tradition look like today amidst the dramatic changes brought on by globalization and the shift of the church to the Southern Hemisphere? In this book, a first-rate group of leading scholars from every corner of the globe analyze contemporary evangelicalism in this new context. As an evangelical myself I found these chapters to be quite enlightening both in assessing my own tradition and understanding its continuing significance in the twenty-first century."
Michael W. Goheen, director of theological education, Missional Training Center, Phoenix
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CONTENTS

Preface
Introduction, Donald M. Lewis and Richard V. Pierard
Part I: Theoretical Issues
1. Defining Evangelicalism, Mark Noll
2. The Theological Impulse of Evangelical Expansion, Wilbert R. Shenk
3. Globalization, Religionand Evangelicalism. Donald M. Lewis
Part II: Evangelicalism at Ground Level: Regional Case Studies
4: Europe and North America, John Wolffe and Richard V. Pierard
5: Africa, Ogbu Kalu
6. Latin America, C. René Padilla
7. Asia, Scott Sunquist
8. Australasia and the Pacific Islands, Stuart Piggin and Peter Lineham
Part III: Issues in Evangelical Encounters with Culture
9: Evangelicals and Interdenominationalism, David Thompson
10: Evangelicals and Gender: Critiquing Assumptions, Sarah Williams
Glossary
List of Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index

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ABOUT Donald M. Lewis

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Donald M. Lewis (DPhil, Oxford) is professor of church history at Regent College, Vancouver, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His eleven books include the two-volume Blackwell Dictionary of Evangelical Biography, 1730-1860, which he edited, and The Origins of Christian Zionism (Cambridge University Press, 2010).

ABOUT Richard V. Pierard

Richard Pierard (M.A., California State University; Ph.D., University of Iowa) is an active lecturer and author of several books and articles on history, politics and the church. He served as a professor of history at Indiana State University andthen as a scholar-in-residence and Stephen Phillips Professor of History at Gordon College. Richard was secretary and a leader of the Faith and History Association, and his essays and articles have appeared in many periodicals including ReformedJournal, Christian Century and Christianity Today. Twice a Fulbright Professor in Germany, he has been involved in scholarship and lecturing there as well as in Scotland, Russia, New Zealand, and India.

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