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The unexpected Christian century. The reversal and transformation of global Christianity, 1900-2000 . By Scott W. Sunquist (foreword Mark A. Noll). Pp. xxiv + 213 incl. 25 figs. Grand Rapids , Mi: Baker Academic , 2015. $22.99 (paper). 978 0 8010 9746 1
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The twentieth century is belatedly attracting the attention that it deserves as the century in which Christianity attained the status of a genuinely global religion. Scott Sunquist's book is one of a number of recent publications that seek to introduce students and general readers to that transformation. Aimed at a Christian audience, it is written with a light touch and a minimum of scholarly apparatus. After a wide-ranging historical introduction and a chapter surveying the world Christian scene at the start of the century, the text is organised...