Kingdom Without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity
Miriam Adeney
InterVarsity Press, 2009
$18.00
Reviewed by Kevin Book-Satterlee
As a Christian, to what do we belong? To a small group? To a community church? To a campus group? How large is the Kingdom of God to which we belong? Miriam Adeney professor of global and urban ministries at Seattle Pacific University, shares just how grand the global Kingdom of Heaven is in her book, Kingdom Without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity.
It is no secret that Christianity has been global for centuries. The Gospel spread in multiple directions from the hill of Golgatha and the open tomb. From the little home in which the disciples first cowered to the grand spaces of violent conflict, to the networks of global organized crime, slavery and prostitution, and to theocratic societies the Gospel of Jesus Christ is being proclaimed. Christians are taking their voice through song, through peace, through compassion and through martyrdom to the ends of the earth.
Too often the world associates Christianity with the West. Even still, though most “western” denominations are growing exponentially faster in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We in the west are too often connected to our own notions of theological power and impetus, yet good theology has been transmitted throughout the globe. Miriam Adeney’s book demonstrates just how large the Kingdom of God is, and how God is truly raising up a global movement that shares the Gospel to every nation from every nation.
We indeed find our strength in numbers, and Adeney demonstrates just how numerous the population of God’s Kingdom is. We are apt to forget this coming from a cloistered Evangelical Church in the States. Our strength goes much deeper than numbers, however. We have exemplified through powerful stories a depth of faith that challenges global Christianity and each individual who calls themself a citizen of this Kingdom without borders.
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