Description: This superb volume provides the first genuinely global one-volume history of the rise and development of the Christian faith. An international team of specialists takes seriously the geographical diversity of the Christian story, discussing the impact of Christianity not only in the West but also in Latin America, Africa, India, the Orient and Australasia.
Brief description: (1929-2001) Former professor emeritus of theology at theUniversity of Leeds in England. A theologian and churchhistorian, he wrote several books including A History ofChristianity in Africa, A History of EnglishChristianity, and The Church in Africa andedited A World History of Christianity and TheOxford Companion to Christian Thought. In recognitionof his scholarly achievements he was proposed for electionto a Fellowship of the British Academy, but died before theformal elections were held.