The Cambridge history of Christianity. 8: World Christianities c. 1815-1914 /

This is the first scholarly treatment of nineteenth century Christianity to discuss the subject in a global context. In addition to exhaustive chapters on European Christendom, it deals with the expansion of Christianity in the Americas, Asia, Australasia and Africa, covering both Catholic and Protestant traditions. Major themes include the churches' response to modern ideas, Christianity and nationalism, the expanding role of women in religious life and the explosion of new voluntary forms of Christianity.Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-655) and index.Catholicism, Ireland and the Irish diaspora / Sheridan Gilley -- Catholic nationalism in greater Hungary and Poland / Gabriel Adriányi and Jerzy Kloczowski -- Christianity and the creation of Germany / Anthony J. Steinhoff -- Anglicanism, Presbyterianism and the religious identities of the United Kingdom / John Wolffe -- Protestant dominance and confessional politics: Switzerland and the Netherlands / Urs Altermatt, Franziska Metzger, and Michael Wintle -- Scandinavia : Lutheranism and national identity / Dag Thorkildsen -- 'Christian America' and 'Christian Canada' / Mark A. Noll -- Spain and Portugal : the challenge to the church / William J. Callahan -- Latin America : the church and national independence / John Lynch -- Between east and west : the Eastern Catholic ('Uniate') churches / Robert J. Taft -- African-American Christianity / Jon Sensbach -- Christian missions, antislavery and the claims of humanity, c. 1813-1873 / Brian Stanley --^The Middle East : western missions and the Eastern churches, Islam and Judaism / Heleen Murre-van den Berg -- Christians and religious traditions in the Indian empire / Robert Eric Frykenberg -- Christianity in East Asia : China, Korea and Japan / Daniel H. Bays and James H. Grayson -- Christianity in Indochina / Peter C. Phan -- Christianity as church and story and the birth of the Filipino nation in the nineteenth century / José Mario C. Francisco -- Christianity in Australasia and the Pacific / Stuart Piggin and Allan Davidson -- Missions and empire, c. 1873-1914 / Andrew Porter -- Ethiopianism and the roots of modern African Christianity / Ogbu U. Kalu -- The outlook for Christianity in 1914 / Brian Stanley.Introduction / Sheridan Gilley -- The papacy / Sheridan Gilley -- Theology and the revolt against the Enlightenment / Douglas Hedley -- The growth of voluntary religion / David Bebbington -- Catholic revivalism in worship and devotion / Mary Heimann -- Women preachers and the new orders / Janice Holmes and Susan O'Brien -- Church architecture and religious art / Andrew Sanders -- Musical trends and the western church : a collision of the 'ancient' and 'modern' / Jeremy Dibble -- Christianity and literature in English / Andrew Sanders -- Christian social thought / John Molony and David M. Thompson -- Christianity and the sciences / Nicolaas Rupke -- History and the Bible / John Rogerson -- Popular religion and irreligion in countryside and town / David M. Thompson -- Catholic Christianity in France from the Restoration to the separation of church and state, 1815-1905 / James F. McMillan -- Italy : the church and the Risorgimento / Frank Coppa --^This is the first scholarly treatment of nineteenth century Christianity to discuss the subject in a global context. In addition to exhaustive chapters on European Christendom, it deals with the expansion of Christianity in the Americas, Asia, Australasia and Africa, covering both Catholic and Protestant traditions. Major themes include the churches' response to modern ideas, Christianity and nationalism, the expanding role of women in religious life and the explosion of new voluntary forms of Christianity