--- title: Is Christianity a Western Religion (and other questions International Students ask) date: 2022-10-12T16:09:00+01:00 author: Alyssa Carey canonical_url: "https://staging.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/is-christianity-a-western-religion-and-other-questions-international-students-ask" section: Resources --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Resources](/great-commission/resources/all) - Is Christianity a Western Religion (and other questions International Students ask) # Is Christianity a Western Religion (and other questions International Students ask) #### We're used to answering apologetic questions from a Western perspective, but what when questions come from other worldviews? 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