Klaus Koschorke – författare

The map of world Christianity has changed dramatically in just the last century. Today the majority of Christians live in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, making Christianity a world religion as never before in history. Given that global reality, Klaus Koschorke, Frieder Ludwig, and Mariano Delgado, in cooperation with Roland Spliesgart have created the first comparative documentary history of Christianity for these regions covering the period 1450–1990. Taking the changing ecumenical conditions into account, this volume enlarges the horizon of classical church historiography. In contrast to the prevailing Western perspectives on the history of Christianity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, voice is given here to the multitude of local initiatives, specific experiences, and varieties of Christianity in very diverse cultural contexts -- addressing such questions as the colonial conquest, slavery, and the demand for ecclesiastical independence.

Erstmals bietet dieser Quellenband eine vergleichende Auswahl von Texten zur Christentumsgeschichte Asiens, Afrikas und Lateinamerikas von 1450 bis 1990. Damit wird das klassische Spektrum kirchengeschichtlicher Forschung um die globale Perspektive erweitert, die international immer stärker an Bedeutung gewinnt.

**Recognized as IBMR Outstanding Book 2024**Today, the majority of the world's Christian population lives in the Global South. Knowledge of their history is therefore indispensable. This textbook offers a compact and vivid overview of the history of Christianity in Asia, Africa and Latin America since 1450, focussing on diversity and interdependence, local actors and global effects. Maps, illustrations and numerous photos as well as continuous references to easily accessible source texts support the reader's own reading and its use in various forms of academic teaching.Special bonus material including 250 photos taken by the author can be accessed here: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.27623484.v2