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Elizabeth Koepping (ed.). 2011. World Christianity , volumes I–IV. Critical Concepts in Religious Studies. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 1904, Hb £685. ISBN-13: 9780415472913/-472906/-472890/-472883.

Elizabeth Koepping (ed.). 2011. World Christianity , volumes I–IV. Critical Concepts in Religious... Book Reviews # Edinburgh University Press www.eupjournals.com/swc Book Reviews 205 time and space. She calls attention to the disciplines of history, theology, ecclesiology, sociology and anthropology and alerts readers to significant themes of locality, culture, power, syncretism, context and conversion. There is a welcome plea to take theology seriously; that is, to understand familiar Christian beliefs and the ways they motivate and are differently articulated. Section 15, Discerning Theology in Context, illustrates how gender and family are constructed through theological discourse, and an article on Dalit liturgy explores its theological content and implications. Yet the collection contains little of the formal Christian theology emerging across the globe. This is regrettable, even in a series which is firmly rooted in the discipline of Religious Studies. A section on this area would have expanded the global range of writers. More significantly, theologies emerging from Africa, Asia and Latin America have been so powerfully informed by context and thus by history and the social sciences that inclusion in such a volume would provide opportunities for comparison and mutual illumination. This single concern, however, should in no way deter potential readers from acquainting themselves with an impressive collection of articles which provides http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Studies in World Christianity Edinburgh University Press

Elizabeth Koepping (ed.). 2011. World Christianity , volumes I–IV. Critical Concepts in Religious Studies. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 1904, Hb £685. ISBN-13: 9780415472913/-472906/-472890/-472883.

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Studies in World Christianity , Volume 18 (2): 204 – Aug 1, 2012
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Book Reviews # Edinburgh University Press www.eupjournals.com/swc Book Reviews 205 time and space. She calls attention to the disciplines of history, theology, ecclesiology, sociology and anthropology and alerts readers to significant themes of locality, culture, power, syncretism, context and conversion. There is a welcome plea to take theology seriously; that is, to understand familiar Christian beliefs and the ways they motivate and are differently articulated. Section 15, Discerning Theology in Context, illustrates how gender and family are constructed through theological discourse, and an article on Dalit liturgy explores its theological content and implications. Yet the collection contains little of the formal Christian theology emerging across the globe. This is regrettable, even in a series which is firmly rooted in the discipline of Religious Studies. A section on this area would have expanded the global range of writers. More significantly, theologies emerging from Africa, Asia and Latin America have been so powerfully informed by context and thus by history and the social sciences that inclusion in such a volume would provide opportunities for comparison and mutual illumination. This single concern, however, should in no way deter potential readers from acquainting themselves with an impressive collection of articles which provides

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