{"product_id":"disciples-of-all-nations-lamin-o-sanneh-9780195189612","title":"Disciples of All Nations: Pillars of World Christianity","description":"Long the dominant religion of the West, Christianity is now rapidly becoming the principal faith in much of the postcolonial world--a development that marks a momentous shift in the religion's very center of gravity. In this eye-opening book, Lamin Sanneh examines the roots of this \"post-Western awakening\" and the unparalleled richness and diversity, as well as the tension and conflict, it has brought to World Christianity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing Christianity's rise from its birth on the edge of the Roman empire--when it proclaimed itself to be a religion for the entire world, not just for one people, one time, and one place--to its key role in Europe's maritime and colonial expansion, Sanneh sheds new light on the ways in which post-Western societies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America were drawn into the Christian orbit. Ultimately, he shows, these societies outgrew Christianity's colonial forms and restructured it through their own languages and idioms--a process that often occurred outside, and sometimes against, the lines of denominational control. The effect of such changes, Sanneh contends, has been profound, transforming not only worship, prayer, and the interpretation of Scripture, but also art, aesthetics, and music associated with the church. In exploring this story of Christianity's global expansion and its current resurgence in the non-Western world, Sanneh pays close attention to such issues as the faith's encounters with Islam and indigenous religions, as well as with secular ideologies such as Marxism and nationalism. He also considers the challenges that conservative, non-Western forms of Christianity pose to Western liberal values and Enlightenment ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here then is a groundbreaking study of Christianity's role in cultural innovation and historical change--and must reading for all who are concerned with the present and future of the faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lamin O. Sanneh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195189612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195189612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.11w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2008 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2008 pg. 38","brand":"Lamin O. Sanneh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914202153215,"sku":"9780195189612","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7a5b4142-0b4b-4302-b24c-452cd82934ec.jpg?v=1680640930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disciples-of-all-nations-lamin-o-sanneh-9780195189612","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}