The World of John of Salisbury. Edited by Michael Wilks. (Studies in Church History, subsidia 3.) Pp. xii + 469. Oxford: Basil Blackwell (for The Ecclesiastical History Society), 1984 (1985). £25. 0 631 13122 7

1987 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-292
Author(s):  
Raymonde Foreville
Keyword(s):  
Church History ◽  
John Of Salisbury ◽  
Ecclesiastical History ◽  
The World

Christians in and from the Middle East: Lessons from the World Christian Encyclopedia

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
Deanna Ferree Womack
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Church History ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
Eastern Christianity ◽  
Global Christianity ◽  
The World ◽  
Contemporary Reality ◽  
The Relationship

This article considers the history and contemporary reality of Middle Eastern Christianity in light of new demographic information available from the World Christian Encyclopedia. For readers interested in church history and World Christianity, it identifies key lessons to be learned about Christians in and from the Middle East today. It focuses on understanding the region’s Christian diversity, the complexities of recent demographic decline, the relationship between Middle Eastern and global Christianity, and the interreligious realities of Christian life in the region.

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