A key textbook and companion reader for a core subject at most higher education and further education institutions of religious studies and theology. The reader volume is compiled to include helpful linking passages so students are guided as to context, meaning and relationship to themes and both volumes will be cross-referenced for ease of use. Addressing World Christianity in an introductory way, this title serves primarily as a guide to the history of Christianity in the century and as such examines theological issues that have often been at the heart of key historical events and developments. It is the companion reader to the SCM Core Text: World Christianity in the 20th Century.