Christianity in South and Central Asia

This comprehensive reference volume covers every country in South and Central Asia, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends.

“"This book achieves for me what some of the best research monographs fail to do; it offers new and deeper insights into Christianity in South and Central Asia in a highly accessible form...delightful reading." -- David Emmanuel Singh, International Journal of Asian Christianity”

[...] this book is currently one of the best-edited compendia on world Christianity. It achieves a remarkable uniformity of style, tone, and coverage across 38 chapters by 40 authors, with each chapter offering lively accounts of current trends. Christianity in South and Central Asia is an excellent offering in the Edinburgh Companions series.--Joel A. Carpenter, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA "Mission Studies 37 (2)"

Kenneth R. Ross is Professor of Theology and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Zomba Theological University, and Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria. Earlier he served as General Secretary of the Church of Scotland Board of World Mission and, since 2012, has been an adviser to the World Council of Churches. He has published extensively on many different aspects of World Christianity, including the highly successful EUP book, The Atlas of Global Christianity 1910-2010, co-edited with Todd M. Johnson. Since 2013, Ross and Johnson have collaborated as Series Editors of the EUP Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity.

Daniel Jeyaraj is an Indian Christian theologian with expertise in historical theology, the studies on Indo-German missions, Indic religions and Tamil ethics. He is the Professor of World Christianity and Director of the Andrew F. Walls Center for the Study of African and Asian Christianity at Liverpool Hope University in England. He has earlier served as Judson-DeFreitas Professor of World Christianity at Andover Newton Theological School, John A. Mackay Professor of World Christianity, Princeton Theological Seminary and Aaron Professor for the History of Christianity, Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute.

Todd M. Johnson is Paul E. and Eva B. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA. Johnson is Associate Faculty at Boston University's Institute for Culture, Religion and World Affairs leading a research project on international religious demography. He has published encyclopedias, atlases, databases, monographs, and scholarly articles on counting religionists around the world.

Edinburgh Companions to Global ChristianitySeries Editors: Kenneth R. Ross and Todd M. JohnsonThis series of reference volumes comprehensively maps worldwide Christianity, describing it in its entirety. It covers every continent and offers country-specific studies as well as examining regional and continental trends. Through a combination of maps, tables, charts and graphs a full demographic analysis is provided, while original essays explore key topics and trends.Combines empirical data and original analysis in a uniquely detailed account of Christianity in South and Central AsiaThis comprehensive reference volume covers every country in South and Central Asia, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends.Key Features Profiles of Christianity in every country in South and Central Asia including clearly presented statistical and demographic information Analyses of leading features and current trends written by indigenous scholars Essays examining each of the major Christian traditions (Independents, Orthodox, United Churches, Protestants/ Anglicans, Catholics, Evangelicals, Pentecostals/Charismatics) as they are finding expression in South and Central Asia Essays explore key themes such as faith and culture, worship and spirituality, theology, social and political engagement, mission and evangelism, religious freedom, gender, inter-faith relations, monastic movements and spirituality, displaced populations, and ecclesiologyKenneth R. Ross is Parish Minister, Netherlorn Churches, Argyll, and an Honorary Fellow in the University of Edinburgh's School of Divinity. Daniel Jeyaraj is Professor of World Christianity and Director of the Andrew F. Walls Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity at Liverpool Hope University. Todd M. Johnson is Associate Professor of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA.

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