Global Evangelicalism : Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspective

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 new centers 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. Over The Past Century, Evangelicalism Has Taken On Global Proportions, Spreading From Its Northern Heartlands And Forming New And Burgeoning Centers Of Vibrant Life In The Global South. Now, In Global Evangelicalism, A Gathering Of Front-rank Historians Offer Conceptual And Regional Overviews Of Evangelical Christianity. --back Cover Theoretical Issues. Defining Evangelicalism / Mark A. Noll ; The Theological Impulse Of Evangelical Expansion / Wilbert R. Shenk ; Globalization, Religion And Evangelicalism / Donald M. Lewis -- Evangelicalism At Ground Level Regional Case Studies. Europe And North America / John Wolffe And Ricahard V. Pierard ; Africa / Ogbu Kalu; Latin America / C. Rene Padilla ; Asia / Scott W. Sunquist ; Australasia And The Pacific Islands / Stuart Piggin And Peter Lineham -- Issues In Evangelical Encounters With Culture. Ecumenism And Interdenominationalism / David M. Thompson ; Evangelicals And Gender / Sarah C. Williams. Edited By Donald M. Lewis And Richard V. Pierard. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.