Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement

Women in World Christianity provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of women's experiences in World Christianity, highlighting their key role in the founding, spread, and continuation of the faith. The textbook integrates historical, theological, and social scientific approaches and features findings from the Women in World Christianity Project. It emphasizes women in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, particularly during Christianity's shift from the global North to the global South. The book offers accessible chapters organized by continent, tradition, and select topics, introducing students to the wide variety of Christian belief and practice worldwide. It also discusses issues specific to women in the church, such as gender-based violence, ecology, theological education, peacebuilding, and more. Women in World Christianity is an excellent resource for introductory courses on World Christianity, History of Christianity, World Religions, Gender in Religion, and undergraduate and graduate courses focused on women in World Christianity.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 21 August 2023
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement is a groundbreaking, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary analysis of women's experiences in World Christianity. It is the first textbook to specifically focus on the role of women in the founding, spread, and continuation of the Christian faith. This innovative volume integrates historical, theological, and social scientific approaches to World Christianity, centering women's perspectives to illustrate their crucial role in Christianity becoming a global religion.

The book highlights how women have sustained the faith throughout history and their expanding role in the future. It features findings from the Women in World Christianity Project, a groundbreaking study that produced the first quantitative dataset on gender in every Christian denomination in every country worldwide. Throughout the text, special emphasis is placed on women in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the period of Christianity's shift from the global North to the global South.

The book is organized into easily accessible chapters, each covering a different continent, tradition, or specific topic related to women in World Christianity. These chapters introduce students to the wide variety of Christian belief and practice around the world, providing a balanced view of women's involvement in the religion.

In addition to discussing women's contributions to Christian mission, leadership, education, relief work, healthcare, and other social services of the church, the textbook also addresses issues specifically relevant to women within the church. These include gender-based violence, ecology, theological education, peacebuilding, and more.

By providing a comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective on women's experiences in World Christianity, Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement serves as an essential resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in understanding the role of women in the history and future of the Christian faith. It complements the growing body of literature on gender and religion and contributes to the ongoing dialogue about gender equality and social justice in the world.

Weight: 814g
Dimension: 178 x 255 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119823773