Brian Stanley is a British historian, best known for his works in the history of Christian missions and

world Christianity World Christianity or global Christianity has been defined both as a term that attempts to convey the global nature of the Christian religion and an academic field of study that encompasses analysis of the histories, practices, and discourses of ...

Biography

He was educated at

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. He received his BA, MA, and PhD degrees in history from the

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and has taught in theological colleges in London, Bristol, and Cambridge. From 1996 to 2001, he was director of the Currents in World Christianity Project at the University of Cambridge. During his tenure in Cambridge he also served as the director of the

Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide The Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide (CCCW) is a study, teaching and research centre in Cambridge, England and a member of the Cambridge Theological Federation which is affiliated with the University of Cambridge. History The cent ...

(formerly the Henry Martyn Centre) and was a fellow of St Edmund's College. He joined the faculty at the

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in January 2009 and served as Director for the

Centre for the Study of World Christianity The Centre for the Study of World Christianity (CSWC) is a research centre based in New College, the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. It was founded in the University of Aberdeen by Andrew F. Walls as the Centre for the Study ...

at the School of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh until 2018. He is currently Professor of

World Christianity World Christianity or global Christianity has been defined both as a term that attempts to convey the global nature of the Christian religion and an academic field of study that encompasses analysis of the histories, practices, and discourses of ...

. He is also currently the chief editor of the academic journal '' Studies in World Christianity'' and part of the editorial board of '' The Journal of Ecclesiastical History.'' Along with Robert Eric Frykenberg, Stanley is co-editor of the Studies in the History of Christian Missions book series from the William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

Bibliography

* * * * * * * * * *Stanley, Brian (2018). ''Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A World History.'' Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. .

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Centre for the Study of World Christianity
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