History of Global Christianity, Vol. I

Jens Holger Schjørring, Dr. Theol. (Aarhus University), is Professor of Church History emeritus at Aarhus University, Denmark. His publications include Theologische Gewissensethik und politische Wirklichkeit: Das Beispiel Eduard Geismars und Emmanuel Hirschs (1979) and Ökumenische Perspektiven des deutschen Kirchenkampfes (1985) and studies of the relationship between African and European churches and those of Eastern Europe under Communist rule.Norman A. Hjelm, Teol.Dr. (h.c.) (Uppsala University, 2009), has been senior theological editor and director of Fortress Press in the United States, an executive with the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva, Switzerland, and an ecumenical officer for the National Council of Churches in the U.S. Most recently he has contributed to The Finnish and Estonian Churches during the Cold War (2016) and to The North American Christian Community and the Cold War (2017).

• Foreword Volume 1Introduction: European and Global Christianity in the Early Modern Period, ca. 1500–ca. 1800Hartmut Lehmann1 Catholicism in Spain, Portugal, and their EmpiresMariano Delgado2 The Russian Church, 1448–1701Alfons Brüning3 Christians under Ottoman Rule, 1453–1800Bruce Masters4 Christianity in Africa, 1500–1800Kevin Ward5 Latin-European Christianity in the 16th CenturyThomas Kaufmann6 Christianity in Asia, ca. 1500–1789Ronnie Po-chia Hsia7 European and Global Christianity, 1500–1789Andreas Holzem8 Famine, Epidemics, War: The Triple Challenge of Central European Christianity, 1570–1720Hartmut Lehmann9 Christian Churches and Communities in North America to 1800Jan Stievermann10 Christianity in 18th Century EuropeCarsten Bach-NielsenSummary and ProspectiveHartmut LehmannIndex

"It will be indispensable for early modern historians, global historians and scholars of religious history alike. (...) illustrate[s] the fascinating and breathtaking spectacle of the spread and nature of global Christianity in the early modern age, and mark[s] both the achievements as well as the challenges for researchers in the field.", David Onnekink, in: Journal of Ecclesiastical History Volume 70 (2019)."Focusing more on movements, institutions, and geographical regions than on individual personalities, this resource will help nonspecialists and specialists alike map out topics for further research in the last 500 years of global church movements." - M.S. Hill, Liberty University in *Choice*, November 2018."Drie eeuwen christendom, past dat in één boek? Elf kerkhistorici is het gelukt om een spade dieper te gaan dan veel andere auteurs doen in hun kerkhistorische overzichten. Zo is er aandacht voor een breed scala aan onderwerpen, zoals het katholicisme in Spanje, Portugal en de nieuw ontdekte gebieden in Amerika en de Filipijnen (Delgado); de groeiende macht van de Russische kerk (Brüning); het christendom in Afrika (Ward) en Azië (Hsia) en de christelijke gemeenschappen in Noord-Amerika (Stievermann)." [English translation:] "Three centuries of Christianity, does that fit into one book? Eleven church historians have managed to go a bit deeper than many other authors do in their church historical overviews. The [first] volume includes a wide range of topics, such as Catholicism in Spain, Portugal and the newly discovered areas in America and the Philippines (Delgado), the growing influence of the Russian church (Brüning), Christianity in Africa (Ward) and Asia (Hsia) and the Christian communities in North America (Stievermann)." Maarten Stolk, in: Reformatorisch Dagblad, March 23, 2018.