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"""Excellent...Case writes with verve, treats his subjects with respect, and covers fascinating material... [T]his book will appeal to a wide audience while stimulating lively debate.""--Church History ""American missionaries went out to bring religious change to other countries, but in this highly original study, Jay Case shows that new Christian movements emerging in 19th-century Africa and Asia changed Christianity in America. 'World Christianity' is not just a feature of our times; it was already influencing American religion and culture 150 years ago. This book will change the way we think about missions and American history."" --Joel Carpenter, Professor of History and Director of the Nagel Institute, Calvin College ""Jay Riley Case has written an exciting book.""--International Bulletin of Missionary Research ""I will not keep you in suspense. This is a brilliant book that should be read by everyone who is interested in the global dynamics of contemporary Christianity...Case has given Evangelicals a marvelous historical resource.""--Christian Scholar's Review"

<br> American missionaries went out to bring religious change to other countries, but in this highly original study, Jay Case shows that new Christian movements emerging in 19th-century Africa and Asia changed Christianity in America. 'World Christianity' is not just a feature of our times; it was already influencing American religion and culture 150 years ago. This book will change the way we think about missions and American history. <br>--Joel Carpenter, Professor of History and Director of the Nagel Institute, Calvin College <br><p><br>

Excellent...Case writes with verve, treats his subjects with respect, and covers fascinating material... [T]his book will appeal to a wide audience while stimulating lively debate. --Church History American missionaries went out to bring religious change to other countries, but in this highly original study, Jay Case shows that new Christian movements emerging in 19th-century Africa and Asia changed Christianity in America. 'World Christianity' is not just a feature of our times; it was already influencing American religion and culture 150 years ago. This book will change the way we think about missions and American history. --Joel Carpenter, Professor of History and Director of the Nagel Institute, Calvin College Jay Riley Case has written an exciting book. --International Bulletin of Missionary Research I will not keep you in suspense. This is a brilliant book that should be read by everyone who is interested in the global dynamics of contemporary Christianity...Case has given Evangelicals a marvelous historical resource. --Christian Scholar's Review

<br> American missionaries went out to bring religious change to other countries, but in this highly original study, Jay Case shows that new Christian movements emerging in 19th-century Africa and Asia changed Christianity in America. 'World Christianity' is not just a feature of our times; it was already influencing American religion and culture 150 years ago. This book will change the way we think about missions and American history. <br>--Joel Carpenter, Professor of History and Director of the Nagel Institute, Calvin College <br><p><br> Jay Riley Case has written an exciting book. --International Bulletin of Missionary Research<p><br>

This is a fascinating and wide-ranging book. ... The book has fascinating material on the impact of Christianity on Karen society. Kevin Ward, Journal of Ecclesiastical History

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Jay Riley Case is Associate Professor of History at Malone University.

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