Risultati ricerca
Includi: tutti i seguenti filtri
Elementi trovati: 4
Abstract/Sommario: An annual update of the most significant global and regional statistics presented in the World Christian Encyclopaedia. One of the most widely quoted statistics is the average number of Christian Martyrs per year in the period 2000-2010: new martyrdom situations have arisen. The largest currently is in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The statistics estimate in the 200-2010 period approximately one million martyrs. The report documents the resurgence of religion: this is due particula ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Abstract/Sommario: While Orthodoxy is relatively small on a global scale, in Eastern Europe it is by far the most common form of Christianity. In the Middle East, almost one in three Christians is Orthodox: and in Africa about one in ten. Ignoring the East not only perpetuates a Western bias against Orthodoxy but also impoverishes Western Christians. The observation that Christianity's centre of gravity is moving from the North to the South has become a cliché: we must face up to the absence of the Eas ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Abstract/Sommario: In 2008, 966 organizations (800 U.S., 166 Canadian) were surveyed to collect data for statistical survey of North American Missionaries Protestant agencies . The survey reported a total of 139,269 people serving full time in 217 countries and territories. There were 119 new agencies (not listed in 2005 survey), but they added only 0,5% to the number of long-term workers.
The changes discovered since 2005: an increase of full-time, long-term U.S. citizens as missionaries; a marked inc ...; [Leggi tutto...]
The changes discovered since 2005: an increase of full-time, long-term U.S. citizens as missionaries; a marked inc ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Abstract/Sommario: Hélène de Chappotin, born in May 21, 1839, in Nantes from a Catholic family, in 1864 entered the Society of Marie Reparatrix, a congregation that began in France in 1855 by Emilie d'Outremond d'Hooghvorst in order to make reparation to God for sinfulness in the world, through contemplative prayer and ministry in union with Mary.She was given the name of 'Mary of the Passion". After a few months she was sent with other sisters in Madurai, South India, at the request of the Jesuits resp ...; [Leggi tutto...]