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This comprehensive reference volume covers every country in North Africa and West Asia, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends.
Series Preface Volume Preface Contributors Introduction A Demographic Profile of Christianity in North Africa and West Asia, Gina A. Zurlo Christianity in North Africa and West Asia, Mariz Tadros Countries Morocco and Western Sahara, Jack Wald Algeria and Tunisia, Katia Boissevain Libya, Akram Habib Sudan, John Eibner Egypt, Samuel Tadros Cyprus, Anastasia Yiangou Turkey, Hratch Tchilingirian and Ed Alden Syria, Razek Siriani Lebanon, Charles Chartouni Israel, David Neuhaus Palestine, Bernard Sabella Jordan, Paulo Maggiolini and Iyad Twal Iraq, Herman Teule The Gulf: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen, Hrayr Jebejian Armenia, Hratch Tchilingirian Georgia and Azerbaijan, Silvia Serrano Major Christian Traditions Anglicans, Yazid Said Independents, Duane Alex Miller Eastern Orthodox, George Tamer Oriental Orthodox, Aho Shemunkasho Protestants, Mitri Raheb Catholics, Anthony O’Mahony Evangelicals, Wafik Wahba Pentecostals/Charismatics, Eric Newberg Key Themes Faith and Culture, Elizabeth Monier Worship and Spirituality, Rima Nasrallah Theology, George Sabra Social and Political Context, Mark Farha Mission and Evangelism, Heather Sharkey Gender, Donna Rizk Religious Freedom, Ewelina Ochab Inter-religious Relations, Najib George Awad Monastic Movements and Spirituality, Anna Poujeau Ecclesiology, Gabriel Hachem Christian Media, Sara Afshari Displaced Populations, Kristian Girling Conclusion The Future of Christianity in North Africa and West Asia, Mariz Tadros Appendices Christianity by Country Methodology and Sources of Christian and Religious Affiliation, Todd M. Johnson and Gina A. Zurlo Index

Kenneth R. Ross (Professor of Theology and Dean of Postgraduate Studies, Zomba Theological University), Mariz Tadros (Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex), Todd M. Johnson (Paul E. and Eva B. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)

Kenneth R. Ross is Professor of Theology and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Zomba Theological University in Malawi and Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His most recent monograph is Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi: Alexander Hetherwick of Blantyre (Edinburgh University Press, 2023). Mariz Tadros is Professor and Co-Leader of the Power and Popular Politics Cluster at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. She is author of Copts at the Crossroads: The Challenges of Building an Inclusive Democracy in Contemporary Egypt (Oxford University Press, 2016) and The Muslim Brotherhood in Contemporary Egypt: Democracy Redefined or Confined? (Routledge, 2012). She is editor of Women in Politics: Gender, Power and Development (Zed Books, 2014). Todd M. Johnson is the Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA. He is also visiting Research Fellow at Boston University's Institute for Culture, Religion and World Affairs.