The Book of Revelation describes a church from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation glorifying the Lamb that was slain. As the church expands in the Majority World and Christianity becomes an increasingly global faith, this vision is an increasingly visible reality. The insights found in The Church from Every Tribe and Tongue are not commonplace. Written by nine theologians and biblical scholars from Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America, each provide fresh perspectives surveying the most pressing ecclesiological issues in their various regions. The end result is a prescient analysis and constructive proposal detailing how the worldwide church can bear witness in a diverse and changing world.

INTRODUCTION:
Gene L. Green // God’s Community in Majority World Theology -- 1

1. Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen // Ecclesiology and the Church in Christian Tradition and Western Theology -- 15

2. Ruth Padilla DeBorst // Church, Power, and Transformation in Latin America:A Different Citizenship is Possible -- 35

3. Wonsuk Ma // Two Tales of Emerging Ecclesiology in Asia: An Inquiry into Theological Shaping -- 53

4. Stephanie A. Lowery //Ecclesiology in Africa: Apprentices on a Mission -- 74

5. Carlos Sosa Siliezar // Ecclesiology in Latin America:
A Biblical Perspective -- 93

6. Xiaxia E. Xue // The Community as Union with Christ in the Midst of Conflict: An Ecclesiology of the Pauline Letters from a
Chinese Perspective -- 114

7. Peter Nyende // The Church as an Assembly on Mt Zion: An Ecclesiology from Hebrews for African Christianity -- 136

8. Munther Isaac // Ecclesiology and the Theology of the Land: A Palestinian Christian Perspective -- 153

CONTRIBUTORS 17З
INDEX OF NAMES 177
INDEX OF SUBJECTS 181
INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES 184