Across Africa, Christianity is thriving in all shapes and sizes. But one particular strain of Christianity prospers more than most-Pentecostalism. Pentecostals believe that everyone can personally receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit such as prophecy or the ability to speak in tongues. In Africa,[...]
In 1910 Protestant missionaries from around the world gathered to explore the role of Christian missions in the twentieth century. In this collection, leading missiologists use the one hundred year anniversary of the Edinburgh conference as an occasion to reflect on the practice of Christian mission[...]
Interpreting Contemporary Christianity is a multidisciplinary interpretation of world Christianity and the changing shape of the global religious landscape. The geographical coverage and the voices from various corners of the globe exemplify the impact of the shift of Christianity??'s center of grav[...]