"A terrific starting point for understanding Christianity around the world today"In this thoroughly updated second edition, award-winning author Douglas Jacobsen makes the complexity of world Christianity comprehensible. Highlighting Christianity's four largest traditions (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Pentecostalism), Global Gospel describes both the shared history and the regional distinctives of Christian faith in Africa, Asia (including the Pacific), Europe, Latin America, and North America. Helpful maps, charts, and photos enrich the text, and a variety of primary source readings illustrate how diverse and dynamic the worldwide Christian movement has become. "Global Gospel should be required reading for those who seek to understand the world's largest religion. This updated version of Jacobsen's classic retains the clarity, accessibility, and accuracy of the first edition, while bringing readers up to date on contemporary developments in the world Christian movement. Students of all levels will enjoy Jacobsen's clear writing, thoughtful analyses, and meaningful selection of photos and sidebars. A terrific starting point for understanding Christianity around the world today."--Dana L. Robert, Boston University"Few themes are more central to the study of global Christianity than plurality. It is also challenging to portray. In this handy introductory volume, Jacobsen addresses plurality with deftness and discernment, providing readers with rich and intriguing portraits of the world's most diverse faith."--Jehu J. Hanciles, Emory University"I welcome this second edition of an exceptionally valuable textbook. With updated demographics, thoughtful revisions, and illuminating new examples, it is even more engaging than its predecessor. Jacobsen compellingly demonstrates that regional cultural differences among Christians are at least as significant as theological or ecclesiological ones. Clear and accessible, Global Gospel enhances readers' ability to understand and value Christian complexity in our globalized world."--Anne T. Thayer, Lancaster Theological Seminary / Moravian School of Theology (emerita)"A succinct, well-organized, and clearly written historical account of contemporary Christianity as a truly global religion."--Mark A. Noll, University of Notre Dame (retired)"Masterfully interweaves historical narrative and theological analysis, demographic data and trends, and the best scholarship in the field."--Amos Yong, Fuller Theological Seminary