The New Shape of World Christianity

Short Review: This is an interesting and subtle argument. Noll suggests that American will influence world Christianity for quite awhile, not because of direct influence as much as because the US is facing globalization pressures that the rest of the world is or will also face. Christianity in the US is just further ahead on the curve. The US is the richest church and produces the most media and supports the most missionaries (but not according to GDP or population), so it will exert influence because of that. But it is the globalization pressures that are more important than the money or missionaries that come out of the US.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/new-shape-of-world-christianity/