Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity

by Lamin Sanneh

Book Overview

Long the dominant religion of the West, Christianity is now rapidly becoming the principal faith in much of the postcolonial world--a development that marks a momentous shift in the religion's very center of gravity. In this eye-opening book, Lamin Sanneh examines the roots of this "post-Western awakening" and the unparalleled richness and diversity, as well as the tension and conflict, it has brought to World Christianity.

Tracing Christianity's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195189612
• ISBN13: 9780195189612
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"