Lecture on Christianity Open to Public

Submitted by USC Upstate

A century ago, 93 percent of the world’s Christians could be found in the Americas and Europe. Today, the area of the world known as the Global South – the nations of Africa, Central and Latin America, and most of Asia – is home to 61 percent of the estimated two billion Christians in the world. By 2050, that percentage is expected to rise to 75 percent. These numbers are foretelling a shift in the “center of gravity” in the Christian world.

To discuss that shift and the implications it will have on global Christianity, the University of South Carolina Upstate has invited noted historian Philip D. Jenkins to lecture on Monday, March 18 at 5 p.m. in the Sansbury Campus Life Center Ballroom. The free lecture is open to the public, and is part of a series of lectures that highlight issues, trends and schools of thought in world religions.

Professor Jenkins’ lecture is sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the Department of History, Political Science, Philosophy and American Studies at USC Upstate.

For more information, contact Dr. David Damrel, associate professor of religion, at (864) 503-5798 or ddamrel@uscupstate.edu.