Hanciles, Jehu, 1964-

Beyond christendom : globalization, African migration, and the transformation of the West / Jehu J. Hanciles. - Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c2008. - xviii, 430 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-418) and index.

Part I: Transforming the margins -- Globalization -- Globalization of culture -- Cultures of globalization -- The birth and bankruptcy of christendom -- Twentieth century transformations in global Christianity and western intellectual captivity -- Part II: Migration and the new world order -- "A wandering aramean was my ancestor" -- The making of a new world order -- South-north migration -- African migrations -- The emperor has new clothes -- Part III: Mobile faiths -- Immigration and religion -- Sacred canopies -- On the road with the ancestors -- Have faith, will travel -- African immigrant churches in America.

9781570757907 1570757909

2008013931 (paperback)


Globalization--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christianity--Forecasting.

BR115.G59 / H36 2008

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