God's Continent - Philip Jenkins
Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis
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What does the future hold for European Christianity? Is the Christian church doomed to collapse under the weight of globalization, Western secularism, and a flood of Muslim immigrants? Is Europe, in short, on the brink of becoming "Eurabia"?Though many pundits are loudly predicting just such a scenario, Philip Jenkins reveals the flaws in these arguments in God's Continent and offers a much more measured assessment of Europe's religious future. While frankly acknowledging current tensions, Jenkins shows, for instance, that the overheated rhetoric about a Muslim-dominated Europe is based on politically convenient myths: that Europe is being imperiled by floods of Muslim immigrants, exploding Muslim birth-rates, and the demise of European Christianity. He points out that by no means are Muslims the only new immigrants in Europe. Christians from Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe are also pouring into the Western countries, and bringing with them a vibrant and enthusiastic faith that is helping to transform the fa...
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2007Uitgever: Oxford University Press, USA352 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 019531395XISBN-13: 9780195313956Koop dit boek tweedehands
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(IX) 340 p. Hardcover with dustjacket (In very good condition.) Oxford, University Press 2007 [Auteur: Jenkins, Philip] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: God's Continent. Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis]
