The Expansion of Christianity

by Timothy Yates

Publisher:

Lion Hudson

, 2004

Overview

The Expansion of Christianity tells how the Christian faith spread from its beginnings in first century Palestine, in the midst of a persecuting Roman empire, to become the largest religion in the modern world. Starting with the first missionary journeys to places such as Antioch, Ephesus, Philippi, Corinth, Athens and North Africa, Yates shows how Christianity has expanded both chronologically and geographically into each continent. He presents some of the missionary pioneers of Christianity such as the Apostle Paul, Willibrod, David Brainerd, William Carey, David Livingstone, and Mary Slessor and assesses how missionary activity has changed from the twentieth century onwards with indigenous churches taking up the task. Christianity magazine, in 2005, said of The Expansion of Christianity that it is a “great overview of a vital subject,” and “an ambitious attempt to survey Christian missions throughout church history.”

Product Details

• Title: The Expansion of Christianity
• Author: Timothy Yates
• Series: Lion Histories Series
• Publisher: Lion Hudson
• Print Publication Date: 2004
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Missions › History; Church history
• ISBNs: 9780745951089, 0745951082
• Resource ID: LLS:EXPCHRSTY
• Resource Type: text.monograph.church-history
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:47:21Z

About Timothy Yates

Timothy Yates is docent in mission studies at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, an Honorary Fellow of St. John’s College, University of Durham, and Canon Emeritus of Derby Cathedral, England. His other books include The Expansion of Christianity and Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century.