The rise of Christianity around the world has been the impetus for much religious and social change. The interconnectivity of religious centers has resulted in theological dialogue and innovation. The subversion of long-held categories of culture, gender, race, spirituality, theology, and politics has naturally occurred along with the transgressing of borders and boundaries. Yet at the same time, there has been occasion for healing through intercultural experiences of forgiveness, peacemaking, and reconciliation.
Stimulated by the work and mentorship of Joel Carpenter, who has done much to expand the study of world Christianity less through focusing on his own research and writing, and more through amplifying the voices of others, the international contributors to this volume from all six continents promote a deeper understanding of World Christianity through the exploration of such related themes.
Whether discussing primal spirituality in northeast India, white supremacy in South Africa, evangelical women and civic engagement in Kenya, or Calvinism in Mexico, the contributors draw upon ethnographic case studies to more deeply understand interconnectivity, subversion, and healing in World Christianity. Their essays provoke a reorientation of Christian thought within the study of World Christianity, enriching the current discourse and promoting vistas for further interdisciplinary studies.
Edited by:
Dr Afe Adogame,
Aminta Arrington
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350333390
ISBN 10: 1350333395
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 10 August 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword (Retief Müller) Introduction (Aminta Arrington and Afe Adogame) 1. The Contribution of Joel A. Carpenter to World Christianity (Tite Tiénou, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA) 2. Revive Us Again: A Deeper Understanding of Fundamentalism's Continuing Role in American Life (Alexandre Brasil Fonseca, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 3. Academic Border Crossing and an Anthropologist’s Excursions into Research on Theology and African Christianity (Mwenda Ntarangwi, Commission for University Education, Kenya) 4. Translatability and Identity: A Korean Diasporic Exegesis on Jacob’s Name Change (Won W. Lee, Calvin University, USA) 5. Contextualization, Social Science Insights, and the Interpretive Task (Melba Padilla Maggay, Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Culture, Philippines) 6. Crucial Lessons to Construct Democracy: From the Protestant Reformation to the Mexican Revolutions (Mariano Ávila Arteaga, Calvin Theological Seminary, USA) 7. Pathways for a Protestant Social Ethics in Latin America (Raimundo C. Barreto, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA) 8. Christianity among the Nankani in Ghana (Rose Mary Amenga-Etego, University of Ghana, Ghana) 9. Pyongyang and Protestantism Imaged as Sodom, Jerusalem, and Babylon, 1866-1945 (Sung Deuk Oak, University of California Los Angeles, USA) 10. Rediscovering Women Leaders in the History of Chinese Protestantism (Li Ma, Henry Institute, Calvin University, USA) 11. A dream deferred? The lingering effects of white supremacy on Christian young adults in South Africa today (Nadine Bowers Du Toit, Stellenbosch University, South Africa) 12. African Traditional Pediatric Hospitals in Northern Nigeria: Shapeshifting Identities and the Future of World Christianity (Matthew Michael, Nasarawa State University, Nigeria) 13. Ante-Sacred-Space and the Interreligious Sphere in a Covid-19 ICU Room (Izak Y. M. Lattu, Satya Wacana Christian University, Indonesia) 14. Ubuntuism and Africa: Actualized, Misappropriated, Endangered and Reappraised (Francis B. Nyamnjoh, University of Cape Town, South Africa) 15. The Significance of Ancestors in Shaping and Understanding Christian Theology: A Samoan Perspective (Featunai Liuaana, Congregational Christian Church Samoa/Ekalesia Fa’apotopotoga Kerisiano Samoa, Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand) 16. Primal Religious Spirituality and Charismatic Revivalism: The Mizo Christian Experience (Lalsangkima Pachuau, Asbury Theological Seminary, USA) Index
Afe Adogame is the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Religion and Society, and Chair of the History and Ecumenics Department, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA. He is also Professor Extraordinaire at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and author of The African Christian Diaspora (Bloomsbury Academic, 2013). Aminta Arrington is Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies at John Brown University, USA.
Reviews for Interconnectivity, Subversion, and Healing in World Christianity: Essays in honor of Joel Carpenter
Bringing together theologians, historians, anthropologists, and practitioners from around the world, this collection illustrates the intellectual vibrancy that exists within this field, a vibrancy Joel Carpenter was instrumental in encouraging. With this volume, Adogame and Arrington have given us a great resource for the diverse approaches that comprise the study of World Christianity. Every scholar, student, and teacher interested in World Christianity will find something in this book to spur their knowledge forward. * Brian Howell, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Urban Studies, Wheaton College, USA * These essays are a fitting tribute to Joel Carpenter, the well-known facilitator and collaborator of the study of World Christianity as an academic discipline in and outside of the USA. His perception of God’s work in the world, his administrative abilities, his financial acumen, his intellectual honesty, and winning personality strengthen senior and younger scholars of World Christianity. Following his precepts, the essayists explore vital expressions of World Christianity in their living contexts. * The Reverend Canon Professor Daniel Jeyaraj, Emeritus Professor of World Christianity, Liverpool Hope University, UK *
