Global evangelicalism : theology, history and culture in regional perspective /

Global evangelicalism : theology, history and culture in regional perspective / edited by Donald M. Lewis and Richard V. Pierard. - 312 pages ; 23 cm

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Theoretical issues. Defining evangelicalism / The theological impulse of evangelical expansion / Globalization, religion and evangelicalism / Part II. Evangelicalism at ground level regional case studies. Europe and North America / Africa / Latin America / Asia / Australasia and the Pacific Islands / Part III. Issues in evangelical encounters with culture. Ecumenism and interdenominationalism / Evangelicals and gender / Mark A. Noll -- Wilbert R. Shenk -- Donald M. Lewis -- John Wolffe and Richard V. Pierard -- Ogbu Kalu -- C. Ren�e Padilla -- Scott W. Sunquist -- Stuart Piggin and Peter Lineham -- David M. Thompson -- Sarah C. Williams.

"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

9780830840571 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830840575 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Evangelicalism.

BR 1640 / .G56 2014