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

by Klaus Koschorke (Editor), Frieder Ludwig (Editor), Mariano Delgado (Editor)

The map of world Christianity has changed dramatically in just the last century. Today the majority of Christians live in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, making Christianity a world religion as never before in history.

Given that global reality, Klaus Koschorke, Frieder Ludwig, and Mariano Delgado, in cooperation with Roland Spliesgart have created the first comparative documentary history of Christianity for these regions covering the period 1450-1990. Taking the changing ecumenical conditions into account, this volume enlarges the horizon of classical church historiography. In contrast to the prevailing Western perspectives on the history of Christianity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, voice is given here to the multitude of local initiatives, specific experiences, and varieties of Christianity in very diverse cultural contexts -- addressing such questions as the colonial conquest, slavery, and the demand for ecclesiastical independence.

Author Biography

Klaus Koschorke is professor emeritus of the history of Christianity at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. His other books include A Short History of Christianity Beyond the West: Asia, Africa and Latin America, 1450-2000

Frieder Ludwig is professor of global studies and religion at VID Specialized University in Norway.

Mariano Delgado is professor of patristics and church history at the University of Fribourg

Roland Spliesgart is Privatdozent in church history at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.