Compact Atlas of Global Christianity

Edited by Kenneth R. Ross, Gina A. Zurlo, Todd M. Johnson

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Combining empirical data, thematic maps, innovative graphs and original analysis, this volume offers a uniquely detailed visual and textual account of Global Christianity

Building on the success of Todd M. Johnson and Kenneth R. Ross’s highly acclaimed Atlas of Global Christianity, this volume is the tenth in a series of reference works that takes the analysis of worldwide Christianity to a deeper level of detail.

This volume focuses on Global Christianity, offering reliable demographic information, thematic maps, innovative graphs and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends. As a comprehensive account of the presence of Christianity in every part of the world, this volume will become a standard work of reference in its field.

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Series Preface
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Contributors


Introduction: Global Christianity
Gina A. Zurlo, Harvard Divinity School, USA

I. Continents

Africa
Jean-Luc Enyegue SJ, Hekima University College, Nairobi, Kenya

Asia
Calida Chu, School of Humanities, University of Nottingham, UK

Oceania
Francis X. Hezel, SJ, The Micronesian Seminar, Micronesia

Latin America and the Caribbean
Pedro Feitoza, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK

North America
Alex Mayfield, Asbury University, USA

Europe
Luca Ferracci, University of Modena, Italy

II. Tradition

Orthodox
Scott Kenworthy, Miami University, USA

Anglicans
Kenneth O. Ofula, Wycliffe College, University of Oxford, UK

Protestants
Isabel Phiri, University of Blantyre Synod, Malawi

Catholics
Fides del Castillo, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Independents
Nicta Lubaale, Organization of African Instituted Churches, Kenya

Evangelicals
Peirong Lin, Evangelical Theological Faculty, Leuven, Belgium

Pentecostals/Charismatics
Kyama Mugambi, Yale Divinity School, New Haven CT, USA

III. Thematic

Faith and Culture
Emma Wild-Wood, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK

Worship and Spirituality
Audrey Seah, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester MA, USA

Social and Political Context
David Moe, Yale Divinity School, New Haven CT, USA

Theology
Juliany González Nieves, Trinity International University FL, USA

Mission and Evangelism
Harvey Kwiyani, Global Connections, UK

Gender
Christina Y.C. Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Religious Freedom
Elizabeth Miller and Helene Fisher, Gender and Religious Freedom, Washington DC, USA

Inter-religious Relations
Chongpongmeren Jamir, South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies, Bangalore, India

Migration
Briana Wong, Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa OK, USA

Climate Change
Ebenezer Yaw Blasu, Akrofi-Kristaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana

Conclusion: The Future of Global Christianity
Janice Mclean-Farrell, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, USA

The Compact Atlas of Global Christianity captures in one volume a wealth of useful demographic data on the world Christian movement today. It will prove an invaluable resource for researchers and general readers alike, and will disabuse media commentators of the myth that Christianity is a dying religion of the Western world.
Brian Stanley, University of Edinburgh
By combining comprehensive demographic analysis of global Christianity with interpretative essays replete with helpful illustrations and graphs, this volume stakes a serious claim to being one of the most vital compilations available to readers in the church and academy. At a minimum, its rich array of content and coverage promises a valuable contribution to the existing literature, and it is likely to be a major and widely used resource.
Jehu J. Hanciles, Emory University
Kenneth R. Ross is Professor of Theology and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Zomba Theological University in Malawi and Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His most recent monograph is Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi: Alexander Hetherwick of Blantyre (Edinburgh University Press, 2023).

Gina Zurlo is Assistant Director at the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Research Associate at the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs. She was the project manager, researcher, and editor of The World's Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013) and served as the Senior Editorial Assistant on the Atlas of Global Christianity (EUP, 2009).

Todd M. Johnson is the Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA. He is also visiting Research Fellow at Boston University's Institute for Culture, Religion and World Affairs.

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