Global South
Globalization, Southern Christianity, and Proselytism
Paul Freston Sunday, 1 March 2009
Christianity no longer flows unilaterally, from "Christendom" to "heathendom"; its flows are increasingly complex. Missions from the "Global South" must be assessed in the international context.
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Good News: Contemporary Christian Responses to Suffering
Vinay Samuel Wednesday, 1 December 2004
The Christian response to developing world suffering is strong. Yet there are failures, and room for much improvement.
Compassion with an Attitude: A Humanitarian's View of Human Suffering
Bryant Myers Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Those who have embraced incarnational empathy give sacrificially, challenge conventional wisdom, and pray.
Faithfulness and the Dismal Science: An Economist Re-reads Rich Christians
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach Monday, 1 September 2003
A review of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, by Ronald J. Sider.
Evangelical Politics in the Third World: What’s Next for the ‘Next Christendom'
Timothy Samuel Shah Monday, 1 September 2003
As the center of Christianity is shifting southward towards the developing world, misconceptions abound, and we must be careful not to think that it is America's brand of it.
