The Hidden History of Christianity in Asia
Title | The Hidden History of Christianity in Asia PDF eBook |
Author | John C. England |
Publisher | ISPCK |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN | 9788172142421 |
The Hidden History of Christianity in Asia
Title | The Hidden History of Christianity in Asia PDF eBook |
Author | John Carol England |
Publisher | |
Pages | 203 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Lost History of Christianity
Title | The Lost History of Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | John Philip Jenkins |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2008-10-28 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0061472808 |
In this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with significant communities extending as far as China. The Lost History of Christianity unveils a vast and forgotten network of the world's largest and most influential Christian churches that existed to the east of the Roman Empire. These churches and their leaders ruled the Middle East for centuries and became the chief administrators and academics in the new Muslim empire. The author recounts the shocking history of how these churches—those that had the closest link to Jesus and the early church—died. Jenkins takes a stand against current scholars who assert that variant, alternative Christianities disappeared in the fourth and fifth centuries on the heels of a newly formed hierarchy under Constantine, intent on crushing unorthodox views. In reality, Jenkins says, the largest churches in the world were the “heretics” who lost the orthodoxy battles. These so-called heretics were in fact the most influential Christian groups throughout Asia, and their influence lasted an additional one thousand years beyond their supposed demise. Jenkins offers a new lens through which to view our world today, including the current conflicts in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Without this lost history, we lack an important element for understanding our collective religious past. By understanding the forgotten catastrophe that befell Christianity, we can appreciate the surprising new births that are occurring in our own time, once again making Christianity a true world religion.
A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. I
Title | A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. I PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Hugh Moffett |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
Pages | 742 |
Release | 2014-07-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1608331628 |
The story of Christianity in the West has often been told, but the history of Christianity in the East is not as well known. The seed was the same: the good news of Jesus Christ for the whole world, which Christians call "the gospel." But it was sown by different sowers; it was planted in different soil; it grew with a different flavor; and it was gathered by different reapers. It is too often forgotten that the faith moved east across Asia as early as it moved west into Europe. Western church history tends to follow Paul to Philippi and to Rome and on across Europe to the conversion of Constantine and the barbarians. With some outstanding exceptions, only intermittently has the West looked beyond Constantinople as its center. It was a Christianity that has for centuries remained unashamedly Asian. A History of Christianity in Asia makes available immense amounts of research on religious pluralism of Asia and how Christianity spread long before the modern missionary movement went forth in the shelter of Western military might. Invaluable for historians of Asia and scholars of mission, it is stimulating for all readers interested in Christian history. --
A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. II
Title | A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. II PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Hugh Moffett |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
Pages | 702 |
Release | 2014-07-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1608331636 |
The story of Christianity in the West has often been told, but the history of Christianity in the East is not as well known. The seed was the same: the good news of Jesus Christ for the whole world, which Christians call "the gospel." But it was sown by different sowers; it was planted in different soil; it grew with a different flavor; and it was gathered by different reapers. It is too often forgotten that the faith moved east across Asia as early as it moved west into Europe. Western church history tends to follow Paul to Philippi and to Rome and on across Europe to the conversion of Constantine and the barbarians. With some outstanding exceptions, only intermittently has the West looked beyond Constantinople as its center. It was a Christianity that has for centuries remained unashamedly Asian. A History of Christianity in Asia makes available immense amounts of research on religious pluralism of Asia and how Christianity spread long before the modern missionary movement went forth in the shelter of Western military might. Invaluable for historians of Asia and scholars of mission, it is stimulating for all readers interested in Christian history. --
Uncovering the Pearl
Title | Uncovering the Pearl PDF eBook |
Author | Amos Yong |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2023-09-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1666720887 |
Asia is by far the largest continent in the world. The global expansion of the church, which emanated from the Middle East (as explored in the first book in the series) moved along various routes to take root in Asia proper. Christianity in Asia is extraordinarily diverse, with very ancient forms of the faith dating to the time of the apostles. The western church will be enlightened by the dynamic, multi-pronged Asian story of Christianity. Asian Christianity is also distinct due to the numerous non-traditional, house, or cell movements found throughout the region. The diversity of Christianity in Asia makes Christians in this region critical for the future of global Christianity.
In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians
Title | In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians PDF eBook |
Author | John Dougill |
Publisher | SPCK |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2016-09-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0281075530 |
In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians is a remarkable story of suppression, secrecy and survival in the face of human cruelty and God’s apparent silence. Part history, part travelogue, it explores and seeks to explain a clash of civilizations—of East and West—that resonates to this day. For seven generations, Japan’s ‘Hidden Christians’ preserved a faith that was forbidden on pain of death. Just as remarkably, descendants of the Hidden Christians continue to practise their beliefs today, refusing to rejoin the Catholic Church. Why? And what is it about Japanese culture that makes it so resistant to Western Christianity?