Reviews
"...[Jenkins] digs deeper into the primary literature and engagesfirsthand a vast and colorful field to mine rich veins of Southern Christianexperience, penetrating a very different worldview and providing help forNorthern Christians who want to understand it better." --America, "This meticulously researched and erudite book will challenge readers' views of Christianity as a global phenomenon, highlighting the marked differences between the Christian faith of the industrialized North and global South. Those interested in religious trends across the globe, theMuslim-Christian friction, and world politics will benefit from this resource."--Library Journal, "An important new book by one of the preeminent scholars of contemporary Christianity. Perhaps more than any other church historian in the affluent north, Philip Jenkins understands how the church of the global South will transform Christian faith in the world. The New Faces of Christianitychallenges our usual reading of the Bible with profound insights from Christians who help us re-learn truths that much of Western Christianity has forgotten. Like his ground-breaking The Next Christendom, this is absolutely essential reading for all who are seeking to understand the future of thechurch in the 21st century." --Jim Wallis, Editor of Sojourners and author of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It, "Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on thestate of modern Christianity." --Publishers Weekly, "By introducing the world of southern Christianity to a northern audience, Mr. Jenkins has thus done a good deed for people on both sides of the equator."--Wall Street Journal, "By introducing the world of southern Christianity to a northern audience,Mr. Jenkins has thus done a good deed for people on both sides of theequator."--Wall Street Journal, "Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity." --Publishers Weekly"An engaging book that invites--no, compels--rethinking the future of the global Christian movement." --Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief of First Things"Gracefully and cogently synthesizing mountains of research, Jenkins illuminates a crucial aspect of the burgeoning 'Two-Thirds World' Christianity that he called attention to in The Next Christendom."--Booklist"In this compelling sequel, Jenkins probes more deeply the differences between northern and southern Christianity, examining various elements that characterize Christian life, especially belief in the Bible.... Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"By introducing the world of southern Christianity to a northern audience, Mr. Jenkins has thus done a good deed for people on both sides of the equator."--Wall Street Journal"An important new book by one of the preeminent scholars of contemporary Christianity. Perhaps more than any other church historian in the affluent north, Philip Jenkins understands how the church of the global South will transform Christian faith in the world. The New Faces of Christianity challenges our usual reading of the Bible with profound insights from Christians who help us re-learn truths that much of Western Christianity has forgotten. Like his ground-breaking The Next Christendom, this is absolutely essential reading for all who are seeking to understand the future of the church in the 21st century." --Jim Wallis, Editor of Sojourners and author of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It"Philip Jenkins has written another essential book. Finally, we have a place to turn for a clear, balanced, and comprehensive explanation of the ongoing revival in the southern hemisphere. I cannot imagine a better rendering of these issues." --Ted Haggard, President of the National Association of Evangelicals, "An engaging book that invites--no, compels--rethinking the future of theglobal Christian movement." --Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief of FirstThings, "In this compelling sequel, Jenkins probes more deeply the differences between northern and southern Christianity, examining various elements that characterize Christian life, especially belief in the Bible.... Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state ofmodern Christianity."--Publishers Weekly (starred review), "Jenkins incorporates an impressive range of data and tells his story well. This is necessary reading for anyone seeking to understand global Christianity as its growing southern edge, and it just might prompt Christians from the the Northern Hemisphere to read their Bibles in new ways too...Highly recommended."--Choice "Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity." --Publishers Weekly "An engaging book that invites--no, compels--rethinking the future of the global Christian movement." --Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief of First Things "Gracefully and cogently synthesizing mountains of research, Jenkins illuminates a crucial aspect of the burgeoning 'Two-Thirds World' Christianity that he called attention to in The Next Christendom."--Booklist "In this compelling sequel, Jenkins probes more deeply the differences between northern and southern Christianity, examining various elements that characterize Christian life, especially belief in the Bible.... Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "By introducing the world of southern Christianity to a northern audience, Mr. Jenkins has thus done a good deed for people on both sides of the equator."--Wall Street Journal "An important new book by one of the preeminent scholars of contemporary Christianity. Perhaps more than any other church historian in the affluent north, Philip Jenkins understands how the church of the global South will transform Christian faith in the world. The New Faces of Christianity challenges our usual reading of the Bible with profound insights from Christians who help us re-learn truths that much of Western Christianity has forgotten. Like his ground-breaking The Next Christendom, this is absolutely essential reading for all who are seeking to understand the future of the church in the 21st century." --Jim Wallis, Editor of Sojourners and author of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It "Philip Jenkins has written another essential book. Finally, we have a place to turn for a clear, balanced, and comprehensive explanation of the ongoing revival in the southern hemisphere. I cannot imagine a better rendering of these issues." --Ted Haggard, President of the National Association of Evangelicals, "Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity." --Publishers Weekly, "An important new book by one of the preeminent scholars of contemporaryChristianity. Perhaps more than any other church historian in the affluentnorth, Philip Jenkins understands how the church of the global South willtransform Christian faith in the world. The New Faces of Christianitychallenges our usual reading of the Bible with profound insights from Christianswho help us re-learn truths that much of Western Christianity has forgotten.Like his ground-breaking The Next Christendom, this is absolutely essentialreading for all who are seeking to understand the future of the church in the21st century." --Jim Wallis, Editor of Sojourners and author of God's Politics:Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It, "An engaging book that invites--no, compels--rethinking the future of the global Christian movement." --Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief of First Things, "Jenkins incorporates an impressive range of data and tells his story well. This is necessary reading for anyone seeking to understand global Christianity as its growing southern edge, and it just might prompt Christians from the the Northern Hemisphere to read their Bibles in new ways too...Highly recommended."--Choice "Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity." --Publishers Weekly "An engaging book that invites--no, compels--rethinking the future of the global Christian movement." --Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief ofFirst Things "Gracefully and cogently synthesizing mountains of research, Jenkins illuminates a crucial aspect of the burgeoning 'Two-Thirds World' Christianity that he called attention to inThe Next Christendom."--Booklist "In this compelling sequel, Jenkins probes more deeply the differences between northern and southern Christianity, examining various elements that characterize Christian life, especially belief in the Bible.... Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity."--Publishers Weekly(starred review) "By introducing the world of southern Christianity to a northern audience, Mr. Jenkins has thus done a good deed for people on both sides of the equator."--Wall Street Journal "An important new book by one of the preeminent scholars of contemporary Christianity. Perhaps more than any other church historian in the affluent north, Philip Jenkins understands how the church of the global South will transform Christian faith in the world.The New Faces of Christianitychallenges our usual reading of the Bible with profound insights from Christians who help us re-learn truths that much of Western Christianity has forgotten. Like his ground-breakingThe Next Christendom, this is absolutely essential reading for all who are seeking to understand the future of the church in the 21st century." --Jim Wallis, Editor ofSojournersand author ofGod's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It "Philip Jenkins has written another essential book. Finally, we have a place to turn for a clear, balanced, and comprehensive explanation of the ongoing revival in the southern hemisphere. I cannot imagine a better rendering of these issues." --Ted Haggard, President of the National Association of Evangelicals, "Philip Jenkins has written another essential book. Finally, we have a place to turn for a clear, balanced, and comprehensive explanation of the ongoing revival in the southern hemisphere. I cannot imagine a better rendering of these issues." --Ted Haggard, President of the NationalAssociation of Evangelicals, "Gracefully and cogently synthesizing mountains of research, Jenkins illuminates a crucial aspect of the burgeoning 'Two-Thirds World' Christianity that he called attention to in The Next Christendom."--Booklist, "Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity." --Publishers Weekly "An engaging book that invites--no, compels--rethinking the future of the global Christian movement." --Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief of First Things "Gracefully and cogently synthesizing mountains of research, Jenkins illuminates a crucial aspect of the burgeoning 'Two-Thirds World' Christianity that he called attention to in The Next Christendom."--Booklist "In this compelling sequel, Jenkins probes more deeply the differences between northern and southern Christianity, examining various elements that characterize Christian life, especially belief in the Bible.... Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "By introducing the world of southern Christianity to a northern audience, Mr. Jenkins has thus done a good deed for people on both sides of the equator."--Wall Street Journal "An important new book by one of the preeminent scholars of contemporary Christianity. Perhaps more than any other church historian in the affluent north, Philip Jenkins understands how the church of the global South will transform Christian faith in the world. The New Faces of Christianity challenges our usual reading of the Bible with profound insights from Christians who help us re-learn truths that much of Western Christianity has forgotten. Like his ground-breaking The Next Christendom, this is absolutely essential reading for all who are seeking to understand the future of the church in the 21stcentury." --Jim Wallis, Editor of Sojourners and author of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It "Philip Jenkins has written another essential book. Finally, we have a place to turn for a clear, balanced, and comprehensive explanation of the ongoing revival in the southern hemisphere. I cannot imagine a better rendering of these issues." --Ted Haggard, President of the National Association of Evangelicals, "This meticulously researched and erudite book will challenge readers'views of Christianity as a global phenomenon, highlighting the markeddifferences between the Christian faith of the industrialized North and globalSouth. Those interested in religious trends across the globe, theMuslim-Christian friction, and world politics will benefit from thisresource."--Library Journal, [He] has done it again...Turn a new page by reading Philip Jenkins, as someone who expertly canvasses all our ifs and buts., "Jenkins incorporates an impressive range of data and tells his story well. This is necessary reading for anyone seeking to understand global Christianity as its growing southern edge, and it just might prompt Christians from the the Northern Hemisphere to read their Bibles in new ways too...Highly recommended."-- Choice "Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity." -- Publishers Weekly "An engaging book that invites--no, compels--rethinking the future of the global Christian movement." --Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief of First Things "Gracefully and cogently synthesizing mountains of research, Jenkins illuminates a crucial aspect of the burgeoning 'Two-Thirds World' Christianity that he called attention to in The Next Christendom ."-- Booklist "In this compelling sequel, Jenkins probes more deeply the differences between northern and southern Christianity, examining various elements that characterize Christian life, especially belief in the Bible.... Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "By introducing the world of southern Christianity to a northern audience, Mr. Jenkins has thus done a good deed for people on both sides of the equator."-- Wall Street Journal "An important new book by one of the preeminent scholars of contemporary Christianity. Perhaps more than any other church historian in the affluent north, Philip Jenkins understands how the church of the global South will transform Christian faith in the world. The New Faces of Christianity challenges our usual reading of the Bible with profound insights from Christians who help us re-learn truths that much of Western Christianity has forgotten. Like his ground-breaking The Next Christendom , this is absolutely essential reading for all who are seeking to understand the future of the church in the 21st century." --Jim Wallis, Editor of Sojourners and author of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It "Philip Jenkins has written another essential book. Finally, we have a place to turn for a clear, balanced, and comprehensive explanation of the ongoing revival in the southern hemisphere. I cannot imagine a better rendering of these issues." --Ted Haggard, President of the National Association of Evangelicals, "...[Jenkins] digs deeper into the primary literature and engages firsthand a vast and colorful field to mine rich veins of Southern Christian experience, penetrating a very different worldview and providing help for Northern Christians who want to understand it better." --America
