A History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990: A Documentary Sourcebook

by Klaus Koschorke, Frieder Ludwig, Marian Delgado

The map of world Christianity has changed dramatically, with a large number of Christians living in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This text is a comparative documentary history of Christianity for these regions covering the period 1450-1990.

Genres: History, Christianity, Church History

464 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 14, 2007

Reviews

[Simon Wiebe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Der letzte Stern hat gefehlt, weil ich manchmal den roten Faden durch die krassen geographischen Sprünge verloren habe.

[Allison Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent collection of primary sources from Eastern and Southern Christianity in the last 500 years.

[Melody Schwarting · Rating 4 out of 5]

Koschorke's volume is a hugely valuable resource. So many bite-size, translated primary sources in one volume are great for the classroom. I do wish it had more of a geographical organization (entries organized by country rather than chronology), but that's my taste. The focus on documents by indigenous people was wonderful. This brings to light so many issues that could be overlooked in the Western classroom. Works of all types (official documents, personal writings, publications) are present and round out the picture of Christianity around the world through the centuries.

[Ci · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent sourcebook for Christianity of three regions. It has collected many thought-provoking materials for students to rethink about the diversity of Christianity outside of European context, interweaving primary texts along with insightful summaries.