Introduction: Klaus Koschorke, the ‘Munich School’, and New Perspectives on the History of World Christianity

Burlacioiu, Ciprian and Herrmann, Adrian (2016): Introduction: Klaus Koschorke, the ‘Munich School’, and New Perspectives on the History of World Christianity. In: Journal of World Christianity, Vol. 6, No. 1: pp. 4-27

Abstract

This article takes a look back at the last twenty years of what some have called the “Munich School of World Christianity” and presents the research of this group of scholars, who are working or have worked at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany. Its central focus lies on the career and scholarly work of the group’s spiritus rector, Klaus Koschorke, who held the chair for Early and Global History of Christianity in the Faculty of Protestant Theology from 1993 to 2013. In this way, the reader, on the one hand, is introduced to the most important scholarly concepts, studies, and international conferences of the “Munich School” and, on the other hand, is given an overview of recent research projects dealing with indigenous Christian elites in Asia and Africa.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Keywords: history of world christianity, policentric structures, transcontinental links, Klaus Koschorke, Munich School of World Christianity
• Faculties: Protestant Theology > Institute of Church History
• Subjects: 200 Religion > 200 Religion; 200 Religion > 230 Christianity and Christian theology; 200 Religion > 260 Christian organization, social work and worship; 200 Religion > 270 History of Christianity; 200 Religion > 280 Christian denominations
• ISSN: 1943-1538
• Language: English