Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction : God's community in majority world theology / Gene L. Green -- Ecclesiology and the church in Christian tradition and western theology / Veli-Matti Karkkainen -- Church, power, and transformation in Latin America : a different citizenship is possible / Ruth Padilla DeBorst -- Two tales of emerging ecclesiology in Asia : an inquiry into theological shaping / Wonsuk Ma -- Ecclesiology in Africa : apprentices on a mission / Stephanie A. Lowery -- Ecclesiology in Latin America : a biblical perspective / Carlos Sosa Siliezar -- Community as union with Christ in the midst of conflict : an ecclesiology of the Pauline letters from a Chinese perspective / Xiaxia E. Xue -- Church as an assembly on Mt Zion : an ecclesiology from Hebrews for African Christianity / Peter Nyende -- Ecclesiology and the theology of the land : a Palestinian Christian perspective / Munther Isaac.

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 provides 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. --