Migration and the Making of Global Christianity

A magisterial sweep through 1500 years of Christian history with a groundbreaking focus on the missionary role of migrants in its spread.   Human migration has long been identified as a driving force of historical change. Building on this understanding, Jehu Hanciles surveys the history of Christianity's global expansion from its origins through 1500 CE to show how migration—more than official missionary activity or imperial designs—played a vital role in making Christianity the world's lar