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Africa – The Blessing of a Hundred Years

Africa – The Blessing of a Hundred Years. Slides prepared by Chris Maynard 2011-08-04 Chart and Maps from “Atlas of Global Christianity” 2010 Center for the Study of Global Christianity . Africa from a Global View. How has the Christian World changed in 100 years? How has Africa changed?

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Africa – The Blessing of a Hundred Years

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  1. Africa – The Blessing of a Hundred Years Slides prepared by Chris Maynard 2011-08-04 Chart and Maps from “Atlas of Global Christianity” 2010 Center for the Study of Global Christianity

  2. Africa from a Global View • How has the Christian World changed in 100 years? • How has Africa changed? • In 1910 a World Missionary Conference • in Europe • No Africans • In 2010 a world Evangelical Conference • In Africa • 100s of Africans • Why? • The recent “Atlas of Global Christianity” highlights changes from 1910 to 2010

  3. Christians (% of population) 1910

  4. Christians (% of population) 2010 Latin America little change Africa dramatic change “The Global North” a slight decline Asia improvement in the east Note this map shows ALL Christians, so it hides a big shift from Catholics to Evangelicals in Latin America

  5. Some Observations • In the last 100 years the expansion in Africa is THE major story in global Christianity • European settlers and missionaries brought the spark, but Africans have done the work of the gospel • As we see from the situation elsewhere, Christianity can decrease as well as increase. So let us give thanks to God for his grace to Africa over the last hundred years

  6. Christians (% of population) 1910

  7. Christians (% of population) 2010

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