Christianities in Asia

Christianity in Asia explores the history, development, and current state of Christianity across the world s largest and most populous continent. Offers detailed coverage of the growth of Christianity within South Asia; among the thousands of islands comprising Southeast Asia; and across countries whose Christian origins were historically linked, including Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea Brings together a truly international team of contributors, many of whom are natives of the countries they are writing about Considers the Middle Eastern countries whose Christian roots are deepest, yet have turbulent histories and uncertain futures Explores the ways in which Christians in Asian countries have received and transformed Christianity into their local or indigenous religion Shows Christianity to be a vibrant contemporary movement in many Asian countries, despite its comparatively minority status in these regions

Christianity in Asia explores the history, development, andcurrent state of Christianity across the world's largest andmost populous continent.* Offers detailed coverage of the growth of Christianity withinSouth Asia; among the thousands of islands comprising SoutheastAsia; and across countries whose Christian origins werehistorically linked, including Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong KongTaiwan, Japan, and Korea* Brings together a truly international team of contributorsmany of whom are natives of the countries they are writingabout* Considers the Middle Eastern countries whose Christian rootsare deepest, yet have turbulent histories and uncertainfutures* Explores the ways in which Christians in Asian countries havereceived and transformed Christianity into their local orindigenous religion* Shows Christianity to be a vibrant contemporary movement inmany Asian countries, despite its comparatively minority status inthese regions

List of Maps.Notes on Contributors.Preface.1. Introduction: Asian Christianity/Christianities (Peter C. Phan).2. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar (Elizabeth Koepping).3. Sri Lanka (Jeyaraj Rasiah).4. Indonesia (John Prior).5. Malaysia and Singapore (Edmund Kee-Fook Chia).6. The Philippines (Jose Mario C. Francisco, S.J.).7. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand (Peter C. Phan).8. Mainland China (Ying Fuk-tsang).9. Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau (Lo Lung-kwong).10. Japan (Mark R. Mullins).11. South Korea (Andrew Eungi Kim).12. The Middle East (Lois Farag).Conclusion: Whither Asian Christianities? (Peter C. Phan).Index.