Library Guides: Graduate Theological Research: Global Christianity Statistical Resources

Introduction

Global data on Christianity is an essential part of doing research in Global Contextual Theology. The ORU Library has provided a number of different resources that provide data and articles on the state of global Christianity. See the links below for some of the best sources. In these you will find the following:

County data
Population data
Profiles of various regions
Articles on the state of global Christianity and the Spirit-empowered Movement.

World Christian Database
Extensive data on: Christian denominations, thousands of ethnolinguistic people, major world religions, chronology of world Christianity from 1st century to present, population and evangelism in cities throughout the world.

The World Christian Database provides comprehensive statistical information on global Christianity, other world religions, and Christian activities in all 237 countries. Extensive data are available on thousands of Christian denominations, ethnolinguistic people groups, cities, and provinces.

Global Statistics

World Christian Encyclopedia (ONLINE) by Gina A. Zurlo; Todd M. Johnson
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9781474403238

Publication Date: 2019
World Christian Encyclopedia by Gina A. Zurlo; Todd M. Johnson
Call Number: BR95 .W67 2020 Reference

ISBN: 9781474403238

Publication Date: 2019
The Pentecostal World by Michael Wilkinson (Editor); Jörg Haustein (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9780367621803

Publication Date: 2023

eHRAF World Cultures
Features ethnographic collections organized by regions and cultures. Contains collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life.

Spirit-empowered Movement

Brill's Encyclopedia of Global Pentecostalism Online

The Australasian Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements (online)

Handbook of Pentecostal Christianity by Adam S. Stewart (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9780875806723

Publication Date: 2012
The Cambridge Companion to Pentecostalism by Cecil M. Robeck (Editor); Amos Yong (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9780521188388

Publication Date: 2014
The Dictionary of Pan-African Pentecostalism, Volume One by Estrelda Y. Alexander (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9781532661334

Publication Date: 2018
The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements by Stanley M. Burgess; Eduard M. van der Maas (Editor)
Call Number: BR1644 .D53 2002 Reference and Holy Spirit Resource Center

ISBN: 0310224810

Publication Date: 2002
Introduction to Spirit-empowered Christianity by Gina A. Zurlo; Todd M. Johnson
Call Number: Web book

Publication Date: 2020

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The Routledge Handbook of Pentecostal Theology by Wolfgang Vondey
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9781138580893

Publication Date: 2020

Consortium of Pentecostal Archives
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The CPA website provides free access to digitized publications documenting the global Pentecostal and charismatic movements. Organized in 2011, the CPA is a collaborative effort among archives within the Pentecostal and charismatic traditions to make publications accessible online.

Global Christianity

Search the catalog to find the book and ebook titles listed below.

Atlas of Global Christianity by Todd M. Johnson (Editor); Kenneth R. Ross (Editor)
Call Number: G1046.E42 A85 2009 Reference

ISBN: 9780748632671

Publication Date: 2009
Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity by Stephen J. Hunt (Volume Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9789004265394

Publication Date: 2016
Evangelicals Around the World by Brian Stiller
Call Number: BR1640 .E93 2015

ISBN: 9781401678531

Publication Date: 2015
Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South by Mark A. Lamport (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9781442271562

Publication Date: 2018
Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity by Kenneth R. Ross (Editor); Daniel Jeyaraj (Editor); Todd M. Johnson (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9781474439824

Publication Date: 2019

History of Global Christianity Online
This resource deals with the history and global development of Christianity over the past five centuries...including the cultural role of Christianity in its widest sense (e.g. as Christianity interacts with society, politics, economics, philosophy and the arts).

German language version of History of Global Christianity Online
Oxford Handbooks Online: Religion
"...Essays on critical topics and emerging issues in the study of religion, complementing hundreds of essays on Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism and cross-cultural thematic studies."
Oxford Reference Online
General reference resources with both in-depth articles on specialized subjects and short-entries for fact-checking with continuously updated and exclusive online-only content. Optional: personal profile log-in feature available for organizing and saving research; citation exporting; social bookmarking; excellent search tools and filtering options.

Other Statistical Sources

Statistical Abstract of the United States
A comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Some topics covered include: Elections; National Security and Veterans Affairs; Science and Technology; Banking, Finance, and Insurance; Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings; Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces, and many others.
More database information from ProQuest.