Portraits of Global Christianity
Living in Light of the Global Body of Christ
Books on global Christianity have been growing substantially in the last ten years. The importance of studying Christianity beyond White Western history and theology has taken on a special relevance in an increasingly globalized world. The study of global Christianity is about recognizing the diversity of Christians around the world in terms of their cultures, languages, ethnicities, worldviews, and approaches to the faith. World Christianity is about making global-local connections and providing Christians the opportunity to learn from one another, enhance their faith, and broaden their perspectives.
Most World Christianity books are written for scholarly audiences only. However, Portraits of Global Christianity moves beyond that sphere and into the lives of Christians who have learned about and continue to experience the global church in their everyday lives. No other global Christianity book on the market provides this kind of self-understanding on the relationship between World Christianity and individual experience.
This book is geared toward a general Christian audience and is written in an accessible style with attractive full-color charts, maps, and graphs to make quantitative data on Christianity and other religions come alive. The reflections and essays in this book in honor of Todd M. Johnson provide readers with concrete examples of how knowledge and experience of Christianity worldwide has fundamentally changed their worldviews, perspectives of the faith, and vocational callings. It encourages readers to reflect on their attitudes toward people who do not look like them or live out the faith like them. This book urges readers to seriously consider the growth of Christianity in the global South and its impact on their own lives, and seek opportunities to reach across ethnic, gender, and class boundaries.
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This volume is not only a powerful testimony of Dr. Todd Johnson’s well-recognized status, rich accomplishments, and muti-dimensional global influence as the authority of the Christian demography, but also a very valuable source for the study of world Christianity of the past and present centuries.
— Kevin Xiyi Yao, PhD, Professor of World Christianity and Asian Studies, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary -
This work is a celebration of demographic workmanship. Todd Johnson has spent his life building an authentic village of craftsmen and craftswomen, mentoring many young scholars in World Christianity and missiology with skill and patience. As an immigrant, otherwise gleaning only on the margins, I consider myself grateful for the multiple doors he helped open for me in mission and academia. This book is for all who aspire to do the same.
— Wanjiru M. Gitau, PhD, Assistant Professor of World Christianity and Practical Theology, Palm Beach Atlantic University
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Gina A. Zurlo
Part I: Partnership in World Christianity and Mission Research
Chapter 1: Trends in Global Christianity through Design
Gina A. Zurlo and Peter F. Crossing
Chapter 2: 1993: A Seminal Year
Patrick Johnstone
Chapter 3: Partnership in Quantitative Research on World Christianity
Jason Mandryk and Molly Wall
Part II: Lived Global Christianity
Chapter 4: Invitation to the Kitchen, Not Just to the Table: Todd M. Johnson’s Motif of Global Christianity
Uchenna D. Anyanwu
Chapter 5: Reflections and Lessons from Massachusetts to Uganda
Joseph Byamukama
Chapter 6: Moments in Time: Challenging the Fabric of Faith
Jane Kyong Chun
Chapter 7: Dismantling the Ethnic Foods Aisle in Theological Libraries
James Marion Darlack
Chapter 8: Who Are These People? A Rediscovery from Ephesians 3 and 4
Darrell Dorr
Chapter 9: Story as a Bridge to Understanding: The Role of Narrative in Creating Global Empathy
Sharon Ellis
Chapter 10: A Missiological Hermitage: Representing Jesus Across Cultures
Jarrett Fontenot
Chapter 11: What is the Posthuman Gospel?
Michael Hahn
Chapter 12: Many Books
Richard L. Haney
Chapter 13: Global Hermeneutics and the Ethical Potency of Scholarship: Reflections on the Character and Expertise of a Religious Demographer from an Aspiring Biblical Scholar
David A. Hannan
Chapter 14: I am Where I am Today Because of Todd Johnson
Bert Hickman
Chapter 15: Lessons and Gifts of Interreligious Encounters
Daryl R. Ireland
Chapter 16: Capacious Fait
S. Kyle Johnson
Chapter 17: An Appreciation for Todd Johnson: A Personal Reflection
Grace Ji-Sun Kim
Chapter 18: How are You? What is Your Name? Hospitality and Friendship in Mission and World Christianity
Feruza Krason
Chapter 19: The Power of Curiosity and Generosity
Sandra S.K. Lee
Chapter 20: Intellectual Work: Reflections on 30 Years of Mission Research
Justin Long
Chapter 21: The Transforming Power of Images, Memories, and Words on Local Church Mission
Brian McAtee
Chapter 22: A Collaborative Approach
Bryan Nicholson
Chapter 23: Fairest Lord, Jesus, Ruler of the Nations
Sujin Park
Chapter 24: Living Global Christianity in Thailand
Eva M. Pascal
Chapter 25: Working on Religious Demography with Todd M. Johnson: Not Only Quantities but Quality and Values
Kenneth R. Ross
Chapter 26: Listen, Empower, Enjoy, and Think
Justin Schell
Chapter 27: Humility, Kindness, and Music: Reflection for Todd Johnson
Jennifer Lee Shin
Chapter 28: Confronted with the Facts: 86% of Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims Have Relatively Little Contact with Christians
Benjamin Thomas
Chapter 29: “One of the Excellent People Struggling for the Faith”: A Personal Reflection on the Life and Work of Todd Johnson
Charles Tieszen
Chapter 30: By the Numbers
Cindy Wu
Chapter 31: Belonging
Kenneth Young
Part III: The Work of Todd M.Johnson: Data 209
Martyrdom
General country data
World religions
Major Christian traditions and movements
Christian mission
Denominations
Peoples
Evangelization by peoples
Bible translation
Cities
Country indicators
Author
- Gina A. Zurlo
- Pages: 246
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2023
- Vendor: William Carey Publishing
