A sample from Patrick Johnstone's book, The Future of the Global Church. This sample is from Chapter 2, History: 20 Centuries AD. It discusses The Church in 1900-1975 AD. [Six Slides]

1. The Future of the Global Church
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6 (of 30) slide sample:
Ch 2) The Church in 1900-1975 AD
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2. The Church in 1900–1975 AD
The major revivals of the 20th Century
Wales
1904 Korea
USA1906–,
Charismatic NE India 1907–1980s
renewal of 1905–, China 1930s,
1956 onwards 1940s, 1980–
Pentecostal
renewal after
Azuza St Revival E Africa
1927–1960s Indonesia
in 1906
1965–1990s
Coercive conversions
Reformation & state involvement
Politicized Christendom Stagnating Christianity
Christian majority/state Christian decline
Active Christian witness/renewal Severe Christian decline

3. The Church in 1900–1975 AD
The Rise and Decline Liberal theology based on humanism corrupted
theological seminaries and churches
of Liberal Theology – especially in N Europe and Eastern USA
N Europe
Eastern USA
Coercive conversions
Reformation & state involvement
Politicized Christendom Stagnating Christianity
Christian majority/state Christian decline
Active Christian witness/renewal Severe Christian decline

4. The Church in 1900–1975 AD
The growth of Christianity in Africa, Asia and Latin America Liberal theology contributed to the decline of
Christianity in Europe
The growth of
Evangelicals
in Catholic Latin
America since the The growth of
1970s has been the Church in
dramatic Africa since
1960 has been The growth in Asia has largely been
Coercive conversions spectacular in Korea, Indonesia, China and India
Reformation + state involvement – especially since the beginning of the 1980s
Politicized Christendom Stagnating Christianity
Christian majority/state Christian decline
Active Christian witness/renewal Severe Christian decline

5. The Church in 1900–1975 AD
100,000 The Growth of Global Missions
80,000
Total Protestant
60,000 Missionaries
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