Overview
A history of unparalleled scope that charts the global transformation of Christianity during an age of profound political and cultural change Christianity in the Twentieth Century charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonization, and powerful ideological currents, many of them hostile to Christianity. Written by a leading scholar of world Christianity, the book traces how Christianity evolved from a religion defined by the culture and politics of Europe to the expanding polycentric and multicultural faith it is today. Brian Stanley provides a history of Christianity as a popular faith experienced and lived by its adherents, telling a compelling and multifaceted story of Christendom's fortunes across the globe.
- | Author: Brian Stanley
- | Publisher: Princeton University Press
- | Publication Date: November 26, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 504 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0691196842
- | ISBN-13: 9780691196848
