<BR> The first comprehensive history of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches in Asia. Told by Asian church leaders, this book spans the first Mennonite church in Asia in 1851 to the growth of the contemporary church today. Part of the Global Mennonite History series.<br><br> <BR> Churches Engage Asian Traditions is the first comprehensive history of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches in Asia. From the first Mennonite church in Asia in 1851, to 265,000 Mennonites and Brethren in Christ church members in 13 countries today. <BR> <BR> From the Introduction to the volume: This vast and fascinating area, with its many centuries-old cultures and languages, its huge problems mastering the elements of nature, its immense population (problematic but also an asset), and its serious globalization efforts, is home to many competing, clashing or more often harmoniously cooperating religions. In [this book] we will see how and why Christians, and particularly Mennonites, arrived on the scene and how they have accommodated to the specific contexts of the Asian countries where they are at home.