RGVV (History of Religion: Essays and Preliminary Studies) brings together the mutually constitutive aspects of the study of religion(s)—contextualized data, theory, and disciplinary positioning—and engages them from a critical historical perspective. The series publishes monographs and thematically focused edited volumes on specific topics and cases as well as comparative work across historical periods from the ancient world to the modern era.

RGVV (History of Religion: Essays and Preliminary Studies) brings together the mutually constitutive aspects of the study of religion(s)—contextualized data, theory, and disciplinary positioning—and engages them from a critical historical perspective. The series publishes monographs and thematically focused edited volumes on specific topics and cases as well as comparative work across historical periods from the ancient world to the modern era.

RGVV (History of Religion: Essays and Preliminary Studies) brings together the mutually constitutive aspects of the study of religion(s)—contextualized data, theory, and disciplinary positioning—and engages them from a critical historical perspective. The series publishes monographs and thematically focused edited volumes on specific topics and cases as well as comparative work across historical periods from the ancient world to the modern era.

Das Christentum befand sich im 19. Jahrhundert im Umbruch. In einer globaler werdenden Umwelt taten sich neue Handlungsspielräume und Herausforderungen auf, etwa durch die Erkenntnis, dass es andere Weltreligionen - und nicht nur zu missionierende Heiden - gab. Während bis heute in der Katholizismus- und Protestantismusforschung der methodologische Nationalismus dominiert, fragt dieser Band, ob transnationale und globalgeschichtliche Perspektiven neue Erklärungen für den fundamentalen Wandel des Christentums seit dem 19. Jahrhundert bieten können.