Douglas Jacobsen

Author of Gracious Christianity: Living the Love We Profess

About the Author

Douglas Jacobsen (Ph.D., University of Chicago) is Co-Director of the Religion in the Academy Project and Distinguished Professor of Church History and Theology at Messiah University (Pennsylvania, USA). He is the award-winning author of a dozen books on a wide range of topics related to religion.

Includes the names: Douglas Jacobsen, Douglas G. Jacobsen

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Works by Douglas Jacobsen

Global Gospel: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents (2015) 68 copies, 1 review

Scholarship and Christian Faith: Enlarging the Conversation (2004) 66 copies

Thinking in the Spirit: Theologies of the Early Pentecostal Movement (2003) 49 copies

The World's Christians: Who they are, Where they are, and How they got there (2011) 41 copies

Re-Forming the Center: American Protestantism, 1900 to the Present (1998) — Editor — 33 copies

The American University in a Postsecular Age (2008) 30 copies

A Reader in Pentecostal Theology: Voices from the First Generation (2006) 25 copies

Christianity and Intellectual Inquiry: Thinking as Pilgrimage (2025) 3 copies

An Unprov'd Experiment: Religious Pluralism in Colonial New Jersey (Chicago Studies in the History of American Religion) (1991) 2 copies

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Legal name: Jacobsen, Douglas Gordon
Other names: Jacobsen, Jake
Birthdate: 1951-02-10
Gender: male
Education: Wheaton College
University of Chicago
Occupations: theologian
university professor
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map): New York, USA

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Global gospel : an introduction to Christianity on five continents by Douglas Jacobsen

Had to read for a class, ended up loving it. Note however I am thirsty for church history and this was right up my alley. It is not exhaustive and touches on each part of the globe. It is written from a catholic perspective (which is subtle as he tries to be objective) and he tells in the start of the book all of his influence on what he’s writing. How Christianity fluctuated in each area and why.

Recommended read for who desire a kickstart on Christianity in the world.

Oct 22, 2025