Transloyalties, Connected Histories and World Christianity during the Interwar Period: 1919-1939 (1) (Studies in World Christianity and Interreligious Relations)

By: Ellen Vea Rosnes and Joar Haga and Frieder Ludwig and Jairzinho Lopes Pereira and Marina Xiaojing Wang

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Synopsis: This book introduces the approach of “transloyalties” to study “connected histories” in World Christianity. The term “transloyalties” is used to analyze the multifaceted processes in various contact zones through which cultural and religious identities were transformed in the tension between different loyalties. The volume tests this approach in various case studies, most of them focusing on Lutheran churches and “World Lutheranism” between 1919 and 1939, a time of rapidly changing political circumstances.Traditionally, the United States, Germany, and Scandinavia had been identified as the three centers of Lutheranism. However, while the structures in these centers were well established and “World Lutheranism” was something “out there,” with limited impact back home, negotiation processes on “Lutheran identity” were crucial in contexts where new Lutheran churches emerged. Asian and African church leaders operated in a new context of loyalties: They pushed for cooperation, and they often interacted with mission organizations from all three centers, and also with other religions, traditional cultures, and political movements. Therefore, it is significant what happened, for instance, in the Lutheran Church of China or at Umphumulo in South Africa.Including theoretical reflections and case studies, this volume is valuable reading for scholars of the history of World Christianity.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 284 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040380697
Related ISBNs:: 9781032214436, 9781040380635, 9781003275886
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/30/25
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Frieder Ludwig, Ellen Vea Rosnes, Joar Haga, Marina Xiaojing Wang, and Jairzinho Lopes Pereira
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Frieder Ludwig
Edited by:: Ellen Vea Rosnes
Edited by:: Joar Haga
Edited by:: Marina Xiaojing Wang
Edited by:: Jairzinho Lopes Pereira