Christianity In Sunquist's Epilogue

Morales3 things themselves don’t even believe. However, people who think they are more in charge and obsess their power nothing will be easy for them. When reading this book, it was important for me to understand that Christianity will never be everywhere because not only are we all sinners and will forever be obseses with power but as Sunquest explained the twenty five most influential Christians
Recognizing that a comprehensive history of twentieth century global Christianity is impossible in a slender volume, Sunquist explores five themes of global relevance, each in successive chapters. Chapter Two offers a “personal and biographical” perspective by focusing on 25 of the most influential Christians of the previous century. This sample provides a window into the piety and

Chapter Six rounds out his description of
Christianity’s reversal by exploring the faith’s encounter with other religious traditions, treating both exchange and conflict.
In his Epilogue, Sunquist offers some theological reflections on what the most recent transformation of Christianity has taught us. Generally these lessons focus on the hope that this history should inspire, even among church leaders in Europe and North America who continue to wring their hands over the decline of Christianity in their contexts.
Sunquist is a self-identified evangelical Protestant Christian, and Dean of the School of
Intercultural Studies and Professor of World Christianity at Fuller Theological Seminary. His theological perspective is evident on almost every page of this book, and at times—especially in the Epilogue—he borders on providential historiography. While I would not consider this a fatal flaw of his work, it is certainly true that not every reader will share his perspective.
Moreover, Sunquist’s narrative of Christian missionary expansion is essentially