Facing West
Author | : David R. Swartz |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190250805 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190250801 |
Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Download or read book Facing West written by David R. Swartz and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The dramatic growth of Christianity around the world in the last century has shifted the balance of power within the faith away from the traditional strongholds of Europe and the United States to the Global South. While we typically imagine Western missionaries carrying religion to the ends of the earth, David R. Swartz shows that the line of influence has often run the other way, as evangelicals in nations such as Korea, India, and Uganda shaped the American church from abroad. Swartz tells stories of evangelicals crossing national boundaries, offering new insights into a tradition that imagines itself as simultaneously American and part of a global communion"--