<p>This book enters a lively discussion about religious faith and higher education in America that has been going on for a decade or more. During this time many scholars have joined the debate about how best to understand the role of faith in the academy at large and in the special arena of church-related Christian higher education. The notion of faith-informed scholarship has, of course, figured prominently in this conversation. But, argue Douglas and Rhonda Jacobsen, the idea of Christian scholarship itself has been remarkably under-discussed. Most of the literature has assumed a definition of Christian scholarship that is Reformed and evangelical in orientation: a model associated with the phrase "the integration of faith and learning." The authors offer a new definition and analysis of Christian scholarship that respects the insights of different Christian traditions (e.g., Catholic, Lutheran, Anabaptist, Wesleyan, Pentecostal) and that applies to the arts and to professional studies as much as it does to the humanities and the natural and social sciences. The book itself is organized as a conversation. Five chapters by the Jacobsens alternate with four contributed essays that sharpen, illustrate, or complicate the material in the preceding chapters. The goal is both to map the complex terrain of Christian scholarship as it actually exists and to help foster better connections between Christian scholars of differing persuasions and between Christians and the academy as a whole.<br></p>

Scholarship and Christian Faith: Enlarging the Conversation

Politics & Social Sciences

Jacobsen, Douglas

Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt

Sociology

Oxford University Press

<strong>Winner of a 2013 American Educational Studies Association Critics' Choice Award</strong><br><br>Drawing on conversations with hundreds of professors, co-curricular educators, administrators, and students from institutions spanning the entire spectrum of American colleges and universities, the Jacobsens illustrate how religion is constructively intertwined with the work of higher education in the twenty-first century. No Longer Invisible documents how, after decades when religion was marginalized, colleges and universities are re-engaging matters of faith-an educational development that is both positive and necessary. <br><br>Religion in contemporary American life is now incredibly complex, with religious pluralism on the rise and the categories of "religious" and "secular" often blending together in a dizzying array of lifestyles and beliefs. Using the categories of historic religion, public religion, and personal religion, No Longer Invisible offers a new framework for understanding this emerging religious terrain, a framework that can help colleges and universities-and the students who attend them-interact with religion more effectively. The stakes are high: Faced with escalating pressures to focus solely on job training, American higher education may find that paying more careful and nuanced attention to religion is a prerequisite for preserving American higher education's longstanding commitment to personal, social, and civic learning.<br>

No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education

Thinking in the Spirit: Theologies of the Early Pentecostal Movement

<p>This book is about the boisterous beginnings of the American Pentecostal movement and the ideas that defined that movement during those formative years. It follows a group of men who rethought the Christian faith in light of their new experience of God. Thinking in the Spirit aims to provide scholars and general readers who know little or nothing about Pentecostalism with an introduction to the ideas of the movement’s most articulate early spokespersons, and to provide Pentecostals with a non-judgmental historical source to help them in their theological reflections. Douglas Jacobsen focuses on the individuals who formed the original brain trust of this now gigantic religious movement. In a 25-year burst of creative energy at the beginning of the 20th century, these leaders articulated almost all the basic theological ideas that continue to define the Pentecostal message in the United States and around the world.</p>

History

Indiana University Press

This book is about the boisterous beginnings of the American Pentecostal movement and the ideas that defined that movement during those formative years. It follows a group of men who rethought the Christian faith in light of their new experience of God. Thinking in the Spirit aims to provide scholars and general readers who know little or nothing about Pentecostalism with an introduction to the ideas of the movement’s most articulate early spokespersons, and to provide Pentecostals with a non-judgmental historical source to help them in their theological reflections. Douglas Jacobsen focuses on the individuals who formed the original brain trust of this now gigantic religious movement. In a 25-year burst of creative energy at the beginning of the 20th century, these leaders articulated almost all the basic theological ideas that continue to define the Pentecostal message in the United States and around the world.

<p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; position: relative; direction: ltr; font-family: #39;Segoe UI#39;, #39;Segoe UI Web#39;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <p>This accessible textbook describes&nbsp;Christianity,&nbsp;the world''s largest religion,&nbsp;in all of its historical and contemporary diversity.&nbsp;&nbsp;No other publication includes so much information or presents it&nbsp;so clearly and&nbsp;winsomely.&nbsp;This volume&nbsp;employs&nbsp;a&nbsp;"religious studies" approach&nbsp;that is neutral in tone&nbsp;yet&nbsp;accommodates&nbsp;the lived experiences of Christians in different traditions and&nbsp;from all&nbsp;regions of the globe.&nbsp;The World''s Christians&nbsp;is a perfect textbook for either public university classrooms or liberal arts campuses.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; position: relative; direction: ltr; font-family: #39;Segoe UI#39;, #39;Segoe UI Web#39;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-family: #39;Segoe UI#39;, #39;Segoe UI Web#39;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; position: relative; direction: ltr;"> <p>Divided into three parts, the text first&nbsp;describes&nbsp;the world''s&nbsp;four largest&nbsp;Christian&nbsp;traditions (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal) which&nbsp;together&nbsp;account for roughly 98 percent of all Christians worldwide. A&nbsp;second&nbsp;section focuses on&nbsp;Christian&nbsp;history, explaining the movement''s&nbsp;developing ideas and practices and examining&nbsp;Christianity''s&nbsp;engagement with&nbsp;people and&nbsp;cultures&nbsp;around&nbsp;the world.&nbsp;The third and longest portion of the text details the distinctive experiences,&nbsp;contemporary challenges, and demographics&nbsp;of Christians in nine geographic&nbsp;regions,&nbsp;including&nbsp;the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America,&nbsp;Eastern&nbsp;and Western&nbsp;Europe,&nbsp;South Asia,&nbsp;North America,&nbsp;East Asia, and Oceania.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; position: relative; direction: ltr;"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; position: relative; direction: ltr;"> <p>The&nbsp;second edition&nbsp;of this popular text has been thoroughly rewritten to take recent developments into account, and each chapter now includes two primary source readings, highlighting the diversity of voices that exist within the world Christian movement. Like the first edition, the revised text is enhanced with easily understandable maps, charts, tables and illustrative photographs.&nbsp; In summary, this new and improved second edition of&nbsp;The World''s Christians&nbsp;is:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; position: relative;">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-family: #39;Segoe UI#39;, #39;Segoe UI Web#39;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; position: relative;"> <ul> <li>written in a clear&nbsp;style that readers will find engaging&nbsp;</li> <li>enriched by the addition of&nbsp;thought-provoking&nbsp;primary source readings&nbsp;</li> <li>thoroughly revised to bring the story of Christianity up to the 2020s&nbsp;</li> <li>more geographically comprehensive than any competing text&nbsp;</li> <li>more theologically/ecclesiastically comprehensive than any competing text&nbsp;</li> <li>amply illustrated with maps, charts, tables, and photographs&nbsp;</li> <li>perfect for use in the classroom or for general readers who want to understand the full diversity&nbsp;of Christianity as it currently exists around the world&nbsp;</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-family: #39;Segoe UI#39;, #39;Segoe UI Web#39;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</div></p>

The World's Christians: Who They Are, Where They Are, and How They Got There

World

Wiley/Blackwell

<p>What Is Christianity? provides a fascinating overview of the world’s largest religion, weaving history, theology, spirituality, denominational divisions, and global growth into a single compelling story. Written in clear and captivating prose that requires no previous knowledge of Christianity, it describes the religion inspired by Jesus as a living faith that is still changing and developing today.<br />
Reader-friendly chapters introduce the major traditions of Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Pentecostalism), explaining their spiritual appeal and tracing their evolution over the centuries. Christianity’s recent global expansion is highlighted, but Christianity has been a diverse and multicultural movement from the very beginning. Each chapter provides thought-provoking insights into the beliefs, values, practices, achievements, and failures of Christians as they tried to remain faithful to the message and meaning of Jesus in different times and places. Condenses a vast amount of information into a coherent narrative Explains how and why Christianity has become so incredibly diverse Describes what almost all Christians have always held in common Summarizes the current status of Christianity in each global region Discusses the challenges that Christians worldwide are facing today<br />
What Is Christianity? is an ideal introduction to Christianity as a world religion for people who are unfamiliar with Christianity as well as for Christians who want to know more about their own faith and the faith practices of fellow believers from other Christian traditions. An engaging text for general readers, this short volume will also be a stimulating choice for book discussion groups and or for the classroom.\nFrom the Inside Flap\nChristianity—the world’s most popular and influential religion—has captured the hearts and minds of one in every three people on the planet, and its rich history is as diverse and complex as its billions of followers.<br />
What Is Christianity? is an engaging, easy-to-read introduction to Christianity that is both concise and comprehensive. Organized around the four major traditions of contemporary Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Pentecostalism), the book weaves together a compelling narrative of history, theology, spirituality, and global growth while also explaining the origins, evolution, accomplishments, and challenges of Christianity in the past and present.<br />
Written in clear and captivating prose, What Is Christianity? is unbiased, accurate and simultaneously passionate and perceptive. It offers unparalleled resources for understanding Christianity’s religious appeal and its continuing influence around the world today.\nFrom the Back Cover\nChristianity—the world’s most popular and influential religion—has captured the hearts and minds of one in every three people on the planet, and its rich history is as diverse and complex as its billions of followers.<br />
What Is Christianity? is an engaging, easy-to-read introduction to Christianity that is both concise and comprehensive. Organized around the four major traditions of contemporary Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Pentecostalism), the book weaves together a compelling narrative of history, theology, spirituality, and global growth while also explaining the origins, evolution, accomplishments, and challenges of Christianity in the past and present.<br />
Written in clear and captivating prose, What Is Christianity? is unbiased, accurate and simultaneously passionate and perceptive. It offers unparalleled resources for understanding Christianity’s religious appeal and its continuing influence around the world today.</p>

What is Christianity?

World's Christians

Written by an award-winning author, this well-organized and comprehensive introduction to global Christianity illuminates the many ways the world's Christians live their faith today.   Covers the entire globe: Africa, Asia, and Latin America as well as Europe, North America, and the Pacific Provides impartial, in-depth descriptions of the world's four major Christian traditions: Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal/Charismatic Utilizes the best available sources to produce an up-to-date profile of demographic trends in the Christian population Blends history, sociology, anthropology, and theology to create a rich, multi-layered analysis of the world Christian movement   Features clear maps and 4-color illustrations throughout the volume  

The World's Christians: Who they are, Where they are, and How they got there

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Scholarship and Christian Faith: Enlarging the Conversation

No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education

Thinking in the Spirit: Theologies of the Early Pentecostal Movement

Thinking in the Spirit: Theologies of the Early Pentecostal Movement

The World's Christians: Who They Are, Where They Are, and How They Got There

What is Christianity?

The World's Christians: Who they are, Where they are, and How they got there