Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Contents
- Contributing Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Christianity and Freedom in the Contemporary World
- 1 Persecution in the Context of Religious and Christian Demography, 1970–2020
- 2 Patterns and Purposes of Contemporary Anti-Christian Persecution
- 3 Where the Spirit Leads: Global Pentecostalism and Freedom
- 4 Christianity among the Marginalized: Empowering Poor Women in India
- 5 Transnational Christian Networks for Human Dignity
- 6 The Growth and Dynamism of Chinese Christianity
- 7 Christianity and Religious Freedom in Indonesia since 1998
- 8 Christianity and Freedom in India: Colonialism, Communalism, Caste, and Violence
- 9 Vietnam: Christianity's Contributions to Freedoms and Human Flourishing in Adversity
- 10 The Challenge and Leaven of Christianity in Pakistan
- 11 Christianity and the Challenge of Religious Violence in Northern Nigeria
- 12 Copts of Egypt: Defi ance, Compliance, and Continuity
- 13 Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Indigenous Palestinian Christianity in the West Bank
- 14 Christians in the State of Israel: Between Integration and Emigration
- 15 Arab Muslim Attitudes toward Religious Minorities
- 16 They That Remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the Syria Confl ict and the Rise of the Islamic State
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2016
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Contents
- Contributing Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Christianity and Freedom in the Contemporary World
- 1 Persecution in the Context of Religious and Christian Demography, 1970–2020
- 2 Patterns and Purposes of Contemporary Anti-Christian Persecution
- 3 Where the Spirit Leads: Global Pentecostalism and Freedom
- 4 Christianity among the Marginalized: Empowering Poor Women in India
- 5 Transnational Christian Networks for Human Dignity
- 6 The Growth and Dynamism of Chinese Christianity
- 7 Christianity and Religious Freedom in Indonesia since 1998
- 8 Christianity and Freedom in India: Colonialism, Communalism, Caste, and Violence
- 9 Vietnam: Christianity's Contributions to Freedoms and Human Flourishing in Adversity
- 10 The Challenge and Leaven of Christianity in Pakistan
- 11 Christianity and the Challenge of Religious Violence in Northern Nigeria
- 12 Copts of Egypt: Defi ance, Compliance, and Continuity
- 13 Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Indigenous Palestinian Christianity in the West Bank
- 14 Christians in the State of Israel: Between Integration and Emigration
- 15 Arab Muslim Attitudes toward Religious Minorities
- 16 They That Remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the Syria Confl ict and the Rise of the Islamic State
- Index
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- Christianity and Freedom , pp. ix - xPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016