ITEMS OF INTEREST April 26, 2010 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Lois K. Solomon, Audra Jennings

GORDON-CONWELL THEOLOGICAL Seminary announces the North American release of the Atlas of Global Christianity. It was released in Scotland in December [2009]. The atlas was edited by Dr. Todd Johnson, Gordon-Conwell Research Fellow in Global Christianity, and Dr. Kenneth Ross, Council Secretary of the Church of Scotland World Mission Council.

An important resource for understanding the past century of Christianity, this full-color atlas examines global Christianity since the Edinburgh 1910 World Missionary Conference. It is the first to show the shift of the center of Christianity to the Global South, the first to analyze Christian affiliation provincially, and the first to study global Christianity ecumenically. Other features include an examination of religious liberty and diversity; an analysis of Christianity by languages, peoples, and cities; and historical essays by authors from each region of the world.

The atlas complements the 2001 World Christian Encyclopedia and utilizes information from the encyclopedia's online successor, the World Christian Database (WCD) at Gordon-Conwell. The WCD, founded and edited by Dr. Johnson, provides statistical information on Christianity worldwide and can be used by journalists, scholars, historians, and social scientists.

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