Christianity in Asia explores the history, development, andcurrent state of Christianity across the world's largest andmost populous continent.* Offers detailed coverage of the growth of Christianity withinSouth Asia; among the thousands of islands comprising SoutheastAsia; and across countries whose Christian origins werehistorically linked, including Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong,Taiwan, Japan, and Korea* Brings together a truly international team of contributors,many of whom are natives of the countries they are writingabout* Considers the Middle Eastern countries whose Christian rootsare deepest, yet have turbulent histories and uncertainfutures* Explores the ways in which Christians in Asian countries havereceived and transformed Christianity into their local orindigenous religion* Shows Christianity to be a vibrant contemporary movement inmany Asian countries, despite its comparatively minority status inthese regions