This lively book not only unpacks the history of Christianity, but also explains how church history is created and organized. Different from traditional church history textbooks, the book: Has a global emphasis, rather than an exclusively Euro-American one; Explains the discipline of church history in addition to the content; Is readable, engaging, and inviting to new students; Makes church history accessible rather than stressing obscure dates and names. Conceptually, this book is revolutionary. The story of Christianity is never complete: it only expands. By allowing fresh players into the story, broadening our perspective to include women, the working class, heretics, and priests outside mainstream "orthodoxy," we become open to new ways of understanding. And these new perspectives enhance our comprehension of the endlessly surprising story of Christianity's past.

Christianity has changed. Formerly known as the religion of Europe and North America, it is now a religion of the Global South: Asia, Africa, and Latin America. However, Christianity has never been merely a Western phenomenon - it has always been a borderless religion. Indeed, in six of the world's eight cultural blocks, Christianity is the largest faith. With convenient maps, helpful statistics, and concise histories of each of the world's major cultural blocks, The Changing World of Christianity is a dynamic guide for understanding Christianity's new ethos. From Ireland to Papua New Guinea, Argentina to China, South Africa to Russia, this book provides a clear and encyclopedic look at Christianity, the world's largest and most global religion.

A broad overview article introduces students to the very beginnings of Christianity in North America up to the present, as well as the origins of Christianity in Canada and Mexico. It shows students how each region has its own history, yet are all interrelated due to the colonial context. The book explores how the First Amendment to the American Constitution separated religion from the state, and also explores the debated idea of the United States as a Christian nation, and why that has been a persistent narrative in America’s history. The book takes a topical approach and coverage includes race and Christianity, Native Americans and Christianity, Latinx and Christianity, Asian Americans and Christianity, and African Americans and Christianity. The book discusses Christianity and politics, Christians and the abortion divide, Catholicisms, Protestantisms, and Evangelical Christianities, as well as religious freedom. 80 illustrations are included throughout, and each chapter includes guidance on further reading. A glossary of key terms and concepts is included.

A broad overview article introduces students to the very beginnings of Christianity in North America up to the present, as well as the origins of Christianity in Canada and Mexico. It shows students how each region has its own history, yet are all interrelated due to the colonial context. The book explores how the First Amendment to the American Constitution separated religion from the state, and also explores the debated idea of the United States as a Christian nation, and why that has been a persistent narrative in America’s history. The book takes a topical approach and coverage includes race and Christianity, Native Americans and Christianity, Latinx and Christianity, Asian Americans and Christianity, and African Americans and Christianity. The book discusses Christianity and politics, Christians and the abortion divide, Catholicisms, Protestantisms, and Evangelical Christianities, as well as religious freedom. 80 illustrations are included throughout, and each chapter includes guidance on further reading. A glossary of key terms and concepts is included.