Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement - Paperback

by Gina A. Zurlo (Author)

""Women have comprised the majority of Christians globally, at least for the last three centuries for which we have statistics. 'World Christianity' could be considered 'as a Woman's Movement' (Robert 2006), so it behooves scholars and practitioners to observe women's dynamics closely to ascertain significant patterns in the development of worldwide Christianity." Angelyn Dries (Dries 2016, p. 315) Mary's Magnificat is the longest speech by a woman in the New Testament. It is recorded in Luke 1:46-55 (NIV) at the occasion of her cousin Elizabeth's visit, both the women pregnant with prophets, and for Mary, the anticipated Messiah in her womb"--

Author Biography

GINA A. ZURLO (Boston University) is Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity and Research Fellow at Boston University's Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. She is the author of Global Christianity: A Guide to the World's Largest Religion from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and From Nairobi to the World: David B. Barrett and the Re-imagining of World Christianity. She is also co-author of the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition, and co-editor of the World Christian Database. She was named one of the BBC's 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2019 for her work in quantifying religion worldwide.