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
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 Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781474403238Publication Date: 2019- World Christian Encyclopedia by Call Number: BR95 .W67 2020 ReferenceISBN: 9781474403238Publication Date: 2019
The Pentecostal World by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780367621803Publication Date: 2023
- eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window
Spirit-empowered Movement
- Brill's Encyclopedia of Global Pentecostalism Online This link opens in a new window
Handbook of Pentecostal Christianity by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780875806723Publication Date: 2012
The Cambridge Companion to Pentecostalism by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780521188388Publication Date: 2014
The Dictionary of Pan-African Pentecostalism, Volume One by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781532661334Publication Date: 2018
The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements by Call Number: BR1644 .D53 2002 Reference and Holy Spirit Resource CenterISBN: 0310224810Publication Date: 2002
Introduction to Spirit-empowered Christianity by Call Number: Web bookPublication Date: 2020Reserved for ORU Students. Login required
The Routledge Handbook of Pentecostal Theology by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781138580893Publication Date: 2020
- Consortium of Pentecostal ArchivesThe 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
Atlas of Global Christianity by Call Number: G1046.E42 A85 2009 ReferenceISBN: 9780748632671Publication Date: 2009
Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9789004265394Publication Date: 2016
Evangelicals Around the World by Call Number: BR1640 .E93 2015ISBN: 9781401678531Publication Date: 2015
- Oxford Handbooks Online: Religion This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781442271562Publication Date: 2018
Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781474439824Publication Date: 2019
- History of Global Christianity Online This link opens in a new window
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Other Statistical Sources
- Consortium of Pentecostal ArchivesThe 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.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window