World Christianity: methodological considerations

"World Christianity publications proliferate but the issue of methodology has received little attention. World Christianity: Methodological Considerations addresses this lacuna and explores the methodological ramifications of the World Christianity turn. In twelve chapters scholars from various...

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Published in:Theology and mission in world christianity
Contributors: Frederiks, Martha Theodora 1965- (Editor) ; Nagy, Dorottya (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2021
In: Theology and mission in world christianity (volume 19)
Series/Journal:Theology and mission in world christianity volume 19
Further subjects:B Theology Methodology
B Christianity
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"World Christianity publications proliferate but the issue of methodology has received little attention. World Christianity: Methodological Considerations addresses this lacuna and explores the methodological ramifications of the World Christianity turn. In twelve chapters scholars from various academic backgrounds (anthropology, religious studies, history, missiology, intercultural studies, theology, and patristics) as well as of multiple cultural and national belongings investigate methodological issues (e.g. methods, use of sources, choosing a unit of analysis, terminology, conceptual categories,) relevant to World Christianity debates. In a closing chapter the editors Frederiks and Nagy converge the findings and sketch the outlines of what they coin as a 'World Christianity approach', a multidisciplinary and multiple perspective approach to study Christianity/ies' plurality and diversity in past and present"--
Item Description:Includes index
ISBN:9004441662