User talk:Jehrman

Need an entry on World Christianity
I have yet to see an entry for this field whichnow has literally hundreds of profesorships and departments worldwide.

Here is a start.... how do I get wikipedia to make it a formal entry?

In recent years, the phrase “World Christianity” has emerged as a way to talk about the contemporary global make-up of the Christian religion in all its complex manifestations. The term “Christianity” by itself has too often been limited to naming one or more of the dominant Western historical forms of this religion, leaving the broader global Christian reality almost invisible. The study of World Christianity is, in contrast, an emerging field that investigates and seeks to understand Christian communities, faith, and practice as they are found throughout the majority-world, expressed in diverse worship traditions and informed by a variety of cultural experiences. World Christianity is concerned with both the diversity of local expressions of Christian faith throughout the world, and the multitude of ways these interact with one another. It is particularly concerned with the study of under-represented communities of faith, with the desired outcome of a greater degree of attention being paid to Asian, African, and Latin American experiences.

Thanks for pointers, Jim