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From Every Tribe and Nation (Turning South: Christian Scholars in an Age of World Christianity): A Historian's Discovery of the Global Christian Story

From Every Tribe and Nation (Turning South: Christian Scholars in an Age of World Christianity): A Historian's Discovery of the Global Christian Story

by Mark A. Noll and Joel Carpenter

Christianity's demographics, vitality, and influence have tipped markedly toward the global South and East. Addressing this seismic shift, one of America's leading church historians shows how studying world Christianity changed and enriched his understanding of the nature of the faith as well as of its history.Mark Noll illustrates the riches awaitin… Read more…

Christian Higher Education: A Global Reconnaissance

Christian Higher Education: A Global Reconnaissance

by Joel Carpenter, Perry L Glanzer and Nicholas S Lantinga

This book offers a fresh report and interpretation of what is happening at the intersection of two great contemporary movements: the rapid growth of higher education worldwide and the rise of world Christianity. It features on-site, evaluative studies by scholars from Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.Christian Higher Education: A Global Reconna… Read more…

Reading a Different Story (Turning South: Christian Scholars in an Age of World Christianity): A Christian Scholar's Journey from America to Africa

Reading a Different Story (Turning South: Christian Scholars in an Age of World Christianity): A Christian Scholar's Journey from America to Africa

by Susan VanZanten and Joel Carpenter

Christianity's demographics, vitality, and influence have tipped markedly toward the global South and East. Addressing this seismic shift, a noted Christian literary scholar recounts how her focus has shifted from American to African literature.Susan VanZanten began her career working on nineteenth-century American literature. A combination of personal c… Read more…