Globalization, Southern Christianity, and Proselytism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6128680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Freston (0000-0002-1523-581X, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-9 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15570274.2009.9523375 |
| OpenAlex | W1984889421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Christianity no longer flows unilaterally, from “Christendom” to “heathendom”; instead, its flows are increasingly complex. Understanding Islam and Christianity in the global context helps us assess the likely effects, whether negative or positive, of the current wave of missionaries from the Global South. In general the rising tide of these missionaries is not a catalyst for global religious conflagration, as some analysts might think. Like the early Christians, Southern missionaries rely essentially on spiritual power instead of material or intellectual superiority. If they can ally this spiritual power with wisdom and humility, then the future of Christian missions will be bright
Archaeology · Christianity · Context (archaeology) · Environmental ethics · Globalization · Humility · Islam · Political economy · Political science · Power (physics) · Sociology · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |