LEADER 03271nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910809004403321 005 20240513092139.0 010 $a1-78268-469-7 010 $a1-282-88958-3 010 $a9786612889585 010 $a1-4443-9261-1 010 $a1-4443-9259-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000055964 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467667 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11303649 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467667 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10490425 035 $a(PQKB)10770926 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC624783 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL624783 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10469892 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL288958 035 $a(OCoLC)699474968 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7104647 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7104647 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000055964 100 $a20100629d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChristianities in Asia /$fedited by Peter C. Phan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, Mass. $cWiley-Blackwell$d2011 215 $axvii, 271 p. $cmaps 225 1 $aBlackwell guides to global Christianity 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4051-6090-X 311 $a1-4051-6089-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : 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. 330 $aChristianity in Asia explores the history, development, and current state of Christianity across the world's largest and most populous continent. Offers detailed coverage of the growth of Christianity within South Asia; among the thousands of islands comprising Southeast Asia; and across countries whose Christian origins were historically linked, including Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea Brings together a truly international team of contributors, many of whom are natives of the countries they are writing about Considers the Middle Eastern countries whose Christian roots are deepest, yet have turbulent histories and uncertain futures Explores the ways in which Christians in Asian countries have received and transformed Christianity into their local or indigenous religion Shows Christianity to be a vibrant contemporary movement in many Asian countries, despite its comparatively minority status in these regions. 410 0$aBlackwell guides to global Christianity. 606 $aChristianity$zAsia 615 0$aChristianity 676 $a275 701 $aPhan$b Peter C.$f1943-$01626519 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809004403321 996 $aChristianities in Asia$93962596 997 $aUNINA