Klaus Koschorke

German historian

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March 2025 Presented with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence' by Princeton Theological Seminary for his research into the development of World Christianity Studies.
2024 Published two significant works: 'Early South-South Links in the History of World Christianity' and 'A Short History of Christianity beyond the West', continuing his research on global Christian history.
2022 Published 'Grundzüge der Außereuropäischen Christentumsgeschichte', a comprehensive overview of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America from 1450-2000.
2020 Appointed Senior Fellow at the KFG 'Polycentricity and Plurality of Premodern Christianities' at Frankfurt University's History Department.
2019 A book edited by Mira Sonntag was published, referencing Koschorke's work on Christianity in global history, print media, and network formation in modern Asia.
2019 Published research on the 'Christian Patriot' and indigenous-Christian press in colonial India around 1900.
2016 A special issue of the Journal of World Christianity was published, highlighting the 'Munich School of World Christianity', which Koschorke is associated with.
2016 Published a documentary sourcebook on discourses of indigenous-Christian elites in colonial societies in Asia and Africa around 1900.
2014 Co-published 'Polycentric Structures in the History of World Christianity', investigating the multi-centered nature of global Christian development.
2014 Became guest professor at the University of Basel in Switzerland, a position he held until 2018.
2013 A Festschrift (commemorative publication) was published in honor of Klaus Koschorke for his 65th birthday, edited by Ciprian Burlacioiu and Adrian Hermann, titled 'Veränderte Landkarten' (Changed Maps), focusing on a polycentric history of World Christianity.
2012 Published 'Phases of Globalization in the History of Christianity', exploring Christianity's globalization from a historical perspective.
2010 Appointed as guest professor at Liverpool Hope University in the UK.

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