{"product_id":"christianity-in-south-and-central-asia-26027","title":"Christianity in South and Central Asia","description":"Students, pastors, missionaries, and professors looking for key information about Christianity in South and Central Asia need look no further. This comprehensive reference volume covers every country in South and Central Asia, offering reliable demographic and religious information, as well as original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining empirical data and original analysis in a uniquely detailed way, it maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyzes key themes, and examines current trends. Readers will find profiles of Christianity through clearly presented statistical and demographic information. Also included are essays examining each of the major Christian traditions (Independents, Orthodox, United Churches, Protestants\/Anglicans, Catholics, Evangelicals, Pentecostals\/Charismatics) as they are finding expression in South and Central Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose who are interested in studying key themes of this region—such as faith and culture, worship and spirituality, theology, social and political engagement, mission and evangelism, religious freedom, gender, interfaith relations, monastic movements and spirituality, displaced populations, and ecclesiology—will find highly detailed essays and information. Compiled by Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary’s Center for the Study of Global Christianity, this volume is unmatched in scope and detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountries covered in this volume include:\u003c\/b\u003e Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, North India, Western India, South India, Northeast India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, and Sri Lanka.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Ross\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theology at Zomba Theological College, Malawi, Theological Educator (Africa) with the Church of Scotland and Associate Minister at Bemvu Parish, Church of Central Africa Presbyterian. Over the last three decades he has published extensively on Global Christianity. Currently he is the Honorary Fellow of Edinburgh University School of Divinity, and Chair of the Scotland Malawi Partnership. He was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours in 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Jeyaraj\u003c\/b\u003e is an Indian Christian theologian with expertise in historical theology, the studies on Indo-German missions, Indic religions and Tamil ethics. He is the Professor of World Christianity and Director of the Andrew F. Walls Center for the Study of African and Asian Christianity at Liverpool Hope University in England. He has earlier served as the Judson-DeFreitas Professor of World Christianity at Andover Newton Theological School, John A. Mackay Professor of World Christianity, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Aaron Professor for the History of Christianity, Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTodd M. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Paul E. and Eva B. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity and Co-director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA. Johnson is Visiting Faculty at Boston University’s Institute for Culture, Religion and World Affairs, leading a research project on international religious demography. He has published encyclopedias, atlases, databases, monographs, and scholarly articles on counting religionists around the world.","brand":"Tyndale","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":44161309081660,"sku":"978-1-68307-324-6","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/8132\/7164\/files\/9781683073246_efc712aa-c426-4cc8-b621-fda9d9554679.jpg?v=1775033064","url":"https:\/\/tcr-stage.checkout.tyndale.com\/products\/christianity-in-south-and-central-asia-26027","provider":"Tyndale Staging","version":"1.0","type":"link"}