New faces of christianity, the: believing the bible in the global south
Auteur :
Jenkins, Philip
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195300659
Date de publication :
26 oct. 2006
Dimensions :
16,0 x 23,6 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
528 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Christians in the churches of Africa, Asia, and Latin America live in settings very close to the social, cultural, and intellectual milieu in which the New Testament itself was written. For this reason, this book argues, they read the Scriptures with a freshness impossible in the prosperous societies of North America and Europe.