{"product_id":"9781119823773","title":"Women in World Christianity Building and Sustaining a Global Movement","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWomen in World Christianity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBuilding and Sustaining a Global Movement\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGina A. Zurlo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christianity \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary analysis of women’s experiences in World Christianity\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement \u003c\/i\u003eis the first textbook to focus on women’s experiences in the founding, spread, and continuation of the Christian faith. Integrating historical, theological, and social scientific approaches to World Christianity, this innovative volume centers women’s perspectives to illustrate their key role in Christianity becoming a world religion, including how they sustain the faith in the present and their expanding role in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen in World Christianity \u003c\/i\u003efeatures 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 of the world. 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. Easily accessible chapters – organized by continent, tradition, and select topics – introduce students to the wide variety of Christian belief and practice around the world. The book also discusses issues specifically relevant to women in the church: gender-based violence, ecology, theological education, peacebuilding and more. This textbook: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a balanced view of women’s involvement in Christianity as a world religion and how they sustain the faith today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces students to female theologians around the world whose scholarship is generally overlooked in Western theological education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses women’s essential contributions to Christian mission, leadership, education, relief work, healthcare, and other social services of the church\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplements the growing body of literature about Christian women from different continental, regional, national, and ecclesiastical perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the contributions of contemporary Christian women of all major denominations in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps students become more aware of the unique challenges women face worldwide, and what they are doing to overcome them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement \u003c\/i\u003eis an excellent primary textbook for introductory courses on World Christianity, History of Christianity, World Religions, Gender in Religion, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses specifically focused on women in World Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGINA A. ZURLO (Boston University)\u003c\/b\u003e is Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity and Research Fellow at Boston University’s Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGlobal Christianity: A Guide to the World’s Largest Religion from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrom Nairobi to the World: David B. Barrett and the Re-imagining of World Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also co-author of the \u003ci\u003eWorld Christian Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e, 3rd edition, and co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eWorld Christian Database\u003c\/i\u003e. She was named one of the BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2019 for her work in quantifying religion worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 August 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119823773\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315885830284,"sku":"9781119823773","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119823773_3f1c17df-8646-4632-8738-25b992132836.jpg?v=1780185231","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119823773","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}