World Christianity

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academic field area studies field subfield of religious studies subfield of theology

World Christianity is an academic field that studies the global expressions, histories, and practices of Christianity across diverse cultural, social, and regional contexts.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Christianity (regional pattern)	1
World Christianity canonical	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic field ⓘ area studies field ⓘ subfield of religious studies ⓘ subfield of theology ⓘ
aimsTo	analyze diversity within global Christianity ⓘ situate Christian communities in their local contexts ⓘ understand Christianity as a worldwide religion ⓘ
contrastsWith	traditional Euro-American centric church history ⓘ
emergedIn	late 20th century ⓘ
emphasizes	contextual interpretation of Christian texts ⓘ cross-cultural encounter and exchange ⓘ decentering of Western Christianity ⓘ local agency in Christian history ⓘ non-Western Christian voices ⓘ plurality of Christian expressions ⓘ
focusesOn	Christian practices in different cultures ⓘ Christianity in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Christianity in Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Christianity in Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ Christianity in Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ Christianity in the Global South ⓘ diasporic Christian communities ⓘ global expressions of Christianity ⓘ histories of Christianity in diverse contexts ⓘ transnational Christian networks ⓘ
gainedProminenceIn	early 21st century ⓘ
relatedTo	comparative theology ⓘ global history ⓘ intercultural theology ⓘ mission studies ⓘ world religions studies ⓘ
studies	Christianity and development ⓘ Christianity and globalization ⓘ Christianity and migration ⓘ Christianity and politics in non-Western contexts ⓘ Pentecostal and Charismatic movements ⓘ contextual theologies ⓘ inculturation of Christianity ⓘ indigenous Christian movements ⓘ intercultural theologies ⓘ mission history ⓘ postcolonial Christian thought ⓘ religious change and conversion ⓘ
taughtAt	seminaries ⓘ theological colleges ⓘ universities ⓘ
usesMethodology	anthropology of Christianity ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ historical analysis ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Faculty of Theology → fieldOfWork → World Christianity ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University

Zaka → hasReligionMajority → World Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianity (regional pattern)