Christianity in Eastern and Southern Europe

Kenneth R. Ross is Professor of Theology and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Zomba Theological University in Malawi and Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His most recent monograph is Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi: Alexander Hetherwick of Blantyre (Edinburgh University Press, 2023). Marian Gh. Simion is the founder of the Institute for Peace Studies in Eastern Christianity (affiliated with Harvard Divinity School), Field Education Supervisor at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) and Associate Fellow at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His most recent book is Research Methodology in Orthodox Peace Studies (Presa Universitară Clujeană, 2016). Todd M. Johnson is the Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA. He is also visiting Research Fellow at Boston University's Institute for Culture, Religion and World Affairs.

This volume offers a rich array of information and insights on Christianity in Southern and Eastern Europe – a region marked by both a deepening of faith and emerging secular trends. The editors have assembled a skilled team of contributors who deliver timely updates, fresh interpretations and even projections on the future of Christianity in this rapidly evolving part of the world.

• Series PrefaceVolume PrefaceContributorsIntroductionA Demographic Profile of Christianity in Eastern and Southern EuropeGina A. ZurloChristianity in Eastern and Southern EuropeMarian Gh. SimionCountriesPortugalMiguel Maria Sotto-Mayor NegrãoSpain, Andorra and GibraltarNatalia Núñez-Bargueño Italy and San MarinoLuca Ferracci Vatican CitySaretta MarottaMalta George CassarSloveniaJanes JuhantCroatiaDalibor Kraljik Bosnia and HerzegovinaAdem OlovčićSerbiaTijana Petković-BertschKosovoDriton KrasniqiMontenegroKenneth R. RossAlbaniaNathan Hoppe and Dhimitër Qosja North MacedoniaKostake Milkov and Nikola GjordonGreeceNicholas AsproulisBulgariaDaniela KalkandjievaHungaryÁbrahám KovácsCzech RepublicKateřina Kočandrle Bauer and Pavol Bargár SlovakiaPavol BargárRomaniaLaurențiu Tănase and Cezar M. DascăluMoldovaVictoria StratanPolandWojciech SadlonUkraineViktor SavchenkoBelarusMila LitvinavaRussian FederationSergei ChapninMajor Christian TraditionsAnglicansMark OxbrowIndependentsTodd M. Johnson Orthodox Viorel ComanProtestants Oksana KuropatkinaCatholics Bryan T. FroehleEvangelicals Paolo Naso Pentecostals/Charismatics Driton KrasniqiKey ThemesFaith and Culture Christos N. TsironisWorship and SpiritualityAnnalisa ButticciTheology Ioan Gheorghe-Rotaru Social and Political Context Lavinia Stan Mission and Evangelism Cristian SoneaGenderRamona MihăilăReligious FreedomTitus CorlățeanInter-religious Relations Georgios GaitanosMigration and RefugeesAlina Pătru and Rafael Ruiz-AndrésSecularisation and SecularismNicu GavriluţăDigital TechnologyMihaela-Alexandra Tudor and Ștefan BratosinConclusionThe Future of Christianity in Eastern and Southern Europe Kenneth R. RossAppendicesChristianity by CountryMethodology and Sources of Christian and Religious AffiliationTodd M. Johnson and Gina A. ZurloIndex