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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809004403321

Titolo

Christianities in Asia / / edited by Peter C. Phan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-78268-469-7

1-282-88958-3

9786612889585

1-4443-9261-1

1-4443-9259-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 271 p. : maps

Collana

Blackwell guides to global Christianity

Altri autori (Persone)

PhanPeter C. <1943->

Disciplina

275

Soggetti

Christianity - Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : Asian Christianity/Christianities / Peter C. Phan -- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar / Elizabeth Koepping -- Sri Lanka / Jeyaraj Rasiah -- Indonesia / John Prior -- Malaysia and Singapore / Edmund Kee-Fook Chia -- The Philippines / Jose Mario C. Francisco -- Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand / Peter C. Phan -- Mainland China / Ying Fuk-tsang -- Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau / Lo Lung-kwong -- Japan / Mark R. Mullins -- South Korea / Andrew Eungi Kim -- The Middle East / Lois Faraq -- Conclusion: Whither Asian Christianities? / Peter C. Phan.

Sommario/riassunto

Christianity in Asia explores the history, development, and current state of Christianity across the world's largest and most populous continent.   Offers detailed coverage of the growth of Christianity within South Asia; among the thousands of islands comprising Southeast Asia; and across countries whose Christian origins were historically linked, including Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea Brings together a truly international team of contributors, many of whom are natives of the countries they are writing about Considers the Middle Eastern countries whose Christian roots are deepest, yet have turbulent histories and uncertain futures Explores the ways in which Christians in Asian countries have received and transformed Christianity into their



local or indigenous religion Shows Christianity to be a vibrant contemporary movement in many Asian countries, despite its comparatively minority status in these regions.