The Global Overview provides an outline of major trends related to Global or World Christianity. It does so through historical, socioeconomic, sociological, demographic, geographical and ecclesiastical lenses. Most pages include comparable sets of data, text, maps, photos and graphs. The text describes changes in Christianity by continent and within its major traditions, as well as provides information on important Christian activities worldwide. More detail on methodology, source information and regional data is found in the back of the Encyclopedia.

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