The World Christian Encyclopedia , now in its 3rd edition, documents the changing status of World Christianity over the past 120 years from historical and social scientific perspectives. It records the continued shift of Christianity to the Global South and contains estimates for religious and nonreligious affiliation in every country of the world, including detail on Christianity to the denominational level. This reference work features comprehensive descriptions of all Christian traditions, including current information on the uniqueness of Christian experiences around the world. A superb resource by experts in religious demography, the third edition of the World Christian Encyclopaedia develops familiar methods to provide up-to-date and detailed information on the global spread and diversity of Christianity. An invaluable tool for all those working in this area. ― Dr Emma Wild-Wood, Centre for the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh The editors have, in putting together this data, assembled a document that will likely be the benchmark for reference books on Christian religious demography for the foreseeable future. This formidable effort negotiated substantial difficulties of communication, data collection, and researcher availability to present a sound, credible reference work. The highly skilled editorial team’s success in obtaining, collating, and creatively presenting highly complex data eloquently articulates the story of one of the most remarkable centuries in the growth of Christianity. I commend this book to scholars and missionaries alike, who will find this an indispensable asset for their work. -- Kyama M. Mugambi, Centre for World Christianity at Africa International University ― Global Missiology Vol. 4, No. 17 A one-volume overview of the history and current status of Christianity in every country in the world A one-volume overview of the history and current status of Christianity in every country in the worldThe World Christian Encyclopedia, now in its 3rd edition, documents the changing status of World Christianity over the past 120 years from historical and social scientific perspectives. It records the continued shift of Christianity to the Global South and contains estimates for religious and nonreligious affiliation in every country of the world, including detail on Christianity to the denominational level. This reference work features comprehensive descriptions of all Christian traditions, including current information on the uniqueness of Christian experiences around the world.Key Features? A 32-page full-colour global and continental overview of Christianity and religions (including Catholics, Independents, Orthodox, Protestants, Evangelicals and Pentecostals/Charismatics)? Historical and demographic profiles of Christianity in 234 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, vetted by in-country experts? 24 full-colour maps plus hundreds of additional graphs, charts and tables? Photos of Christians in every country of the world, both historic and contemporary? Detailed explanation of the methodology and sources supporting the estimates? Quick-reference tables, including country-by-country statistics, that provide detail on religious affiliation and Christian activities worldwideTodd M. Johnson is Associate Professor of Global Christianity and Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston, MA. He is co-editor, with Kenneth R. Ross, of the Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity series published by Edinburgh University Press.Gina A. Zurlo is Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary as well as Research Fellow at the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs at Boston University. She is also editor-in-chief of the Journal of Religion and Demography. Gina A. Zurlo, Ph.D. is a Visiting Lecturer in World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School (Cambridge, MA, USA). She is the co-author of the World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition (2019) and editor of the World Christian Database and World Religion Database (Brill). She has recently authored three books: Global Christianity: A Guide to the World’s Largest Religion from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe (2022); Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement (2023); and From Nairobi to the World: David B. Barrett and the Re-Imagining of World Christianity (2023). She was named one of the BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2019 for her work in quantifying religion and non-religion worldwide. Todd M. Johnson is the Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA. He is also visiting Research Fellow at Boston University's Institute for Culture, Religion and World Affairs.