This work offers a comprehensive exploration of 1500 years of Christian history, emphasizing the crucial role of migrants in its expansion. While human migration has long been recognized as a catalyst for historical change, Jehu Hanciles delves into Christianity's global growth from its inception to 1500 CE, arguing that migration—rather than official missionary efforts or imperial ambitions—was instrumental in establishing Christianity as the world's largest religion. Traditional church history often prioritizes political power and institutional structures, depicting Christianity as spread by official church and state representatives. Hanciles challenges this "top-down perspective," highlighting the diverse social movements, cultural processes, and everyday experiences that significantly contribute to religious encounters and exchanges. His socio-historical analysis disrupts the narrative of Western dominance and acknowledges the rich variety of religious expressions that have shaped the global Christian movement over two millennia. By shifting the focus from powerful empires and celebrated missionaries, this narrative reveals how each Christian migrant serves as a conduit for the faith's dissemination in our interconnected world.
Jehu J Hanciles Bücher
