Tag: World Christian Encyclopedia

Three unexpected trends in religion

Posted on November 25, 2020

DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION Here’s a short excerpt from the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (Edinburgh University Press) on religion around the world. This comes […]

Nairobi, Richmond, and Boston

Posted on November 4, 2020

DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION In March 1965, our founder David B. Barrett launched the Unit of Research of the Church of the Province of […]

North and South, Up and Down

Posted on October 15, 2020

DR. GINA A. ZURLO CO-DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY We might sound like a broken record, but the biggest research finding from the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd […]

Christianity in North America

Posted on September 23, 2020

DR. GINA A. ZURLO CO-DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY Here’s a short excerpt from the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (Edinburgh University Press) on Northern America. This comes […]

Christianity in Latin America

Posted on September 16, 2020

DR. GINA A. ZURLO CO-DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY Here’s a short excerpt from the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (Edinburgh University Press) on Latin America. This comes […]

Global Citizenship: The Whole World is My Country

Posted on September 2, 2020

DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION Should Christians consider themselves global citizens? The concept of global citizenship has enlightened philosophers since the days of ancient Greece, […]

Protestants Around the World

Posted on July 22, 2020

DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION Here’s a short excerpt from the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (Edinburgh University Press) on Protestant churches in global perspective. […]

World Christianity and Climate Change

Posted on July 1, 2020

DR. GINA A. ZURLO CO-DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY I recently attended an on-the-record webinar held by the Council on Foreign Relations on Religion and Climate Change. […]

Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity

Posted on May 27, 2020

DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION Here’s a short excerpt from the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (Edinburgh University Press) on Pentecostal/Charismatic churches in global perspective. […]

Orthodox Christianity

Posted on May 20, 2020

DR. TODD M. JOHNSON PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY AND MISSION Here’s a short excerpt from the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (Edinburgh University Press) on the Orthodox churches in global […]