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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Philip Jenkins on the rechristianisation of Europe
American religious historian Philip Jenkins predicts that Islam will never dominate Europe, nor will Christianity die out. "All over Europe, Africa and Asia Christians have founded vigorous new congregations and communities: Nigerian pastors and Protestants are just one example. On a typical Sunday in London, half the churchgoers are of either African or Caribbean origin. Four of Great Britain's ten largest mega-churches are led by Africans. Other immigrant nations are also writing new chapters in Christendom's history. For example African Christians have played a huge role in boosting the Protestant presence in France. The Congolese have been particularly active in this direction. In the Paris area there are over 250 Protestant churches with predominantly Black-African congregations."
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Pour Philip Jenkins, Christianity is back in the Old Continent
Philip Jenkins, an American professor of history and theology, considers that, despite fears caused by the rise of Islam in Europe, "The old continent will remain a Christian fortress far stronger than some may think. ... The irony lies in the fact that after centuries of rebellion, the arrival of Islam in Europe is reopening political debates that most thought obsolete, such as on freedom of expression, freedom of faith and the right to proselytize. And the controversies that are born in the Muslim world also end up inexorably increasing or restraining the rights of Christians. If all the Muslim preachers who condemn gays are to be silenced, so too should those of the charismatic Christian faith. ... The result of all this is the rediscovery of the continent's Christian roots, including by those who had long lost sight of them, and a new feeling of cultural Christianity in Europe."
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