Author: Benedict XVIPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apologetics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What Is Christianity?
Author: Gail RamshawPublisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 0800698193
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
With over twenty years in the classroom, Gail Ramshaw frames this new introduction to Christianity survey text around the basic questions students ask. Taking a broad social-scientific approach and integrating historical context, she anchors each chapter in phenomenological theory and teases out the answers to each chapters question by surveying the history, doctrine, practices, and convictions of Christianity. Written for students with little to no background in Christianity, the book contains student-friendly learning helps including chapter summaries, photos and charts, I am a Christian statements that illustrate the diversity of practice and belief, study questions, suggestions for further exploration in both books and film, a glossary, and an index.
Author: Delbert Burkett
Author: Introduction to Christian Theology
Author: Bradley HansonPublisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451404463
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Students often find introductions to systematic theology too daunting or boring to wade through. Here author and teacher Bradley Hanson offers an attractive, accessible alternative for undergraduates. Hanson draws on 16 years of successful teaching to create exciting and pertinent presentations of major topics, illuminate options on key issues, and nudge students to formulate a personal stance.
An Introduction to Christianity
Author: Linda WoodheadPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521786553
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
An Introduction to Christianity examines the key figures, events and ideas of two thousand years of Christian history and places them in context. It considers the religion in its material as well as its spiritual dimensions and explores its interactions with wider society such as money, politics, force, gender and the family, and non-Christian cultures and societies. This Introduction places particular focus on the ways in which Christianity has understood, embodied and related to power. Comprehensive and accessible, this book will appeal to the student and general reader.
Introduction to the History of Christianity
Author: George HerringPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814737005
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Christianity is the world’s largest religion, and has had a profound impact on the course of civilization. Introduction to the History of Christianity is a beautifully crafted and clearly written introduction to Christianity over its 2000 year history. The broad underlying theme of the book is the interaction between Christianity and the secular world, exploring how one has shaped and been shaped by the other. The volume does not attempt to cover the whole of Christian history in detail. It focuses on three key chronological periods pivotal in the development of Christianity: Christ and Caesar, Christianity circa 300–500; Expansion and Order, Latin Christendom, circa 1050–1250; and Grace and Authority, Western Christianity, circa 1450–1650, as well as a concluding section on Christianity in the modern world, providing illustrative snapshots of the tradition over the course of its long development. In addition, the volume includes maps, timelines, quotations from primary source material, a glossary, and a further reading section. No staid, laborious introduction to its subject, Introduction to the History of Christianity offers an inviting and informative overview of this rich religious tradition.
Introducing World Christianity
Author: Charles E. FarhadianPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405182482
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This interdisciplinary introduction offers students a truly global overview of the worldwide spread and impact of Christianity. It is enriched throughout by detailed historic and ethnographic material, showing how broad themes within Christianity have been adopted and adapted by Christian denominations within each major region of the world. Provides a comprehensive overview of the spread and impact of world Christianity Contains studies from every major region of the world, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, the North Atlantic, and Oceania Brings together an international team of contributors from history, sociology, and anthropology, as well as religious studies Examines the significant social, cultural, and political transformations in contemporary societies brought about through the influence of Christianity Discusses Protestant, Evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox forms of the faith Features useful maps and illustrations Combines broader discussions with detailed regional analysis, creating an invaluable introduction to world Christianity
Introduction to Christianity
Author: Mary Jo WeaverPublisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9780534244620
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Combining essential information with thought-provoking discussion, this third edition updates the practical and challenging coverage of the history, ideas, and diversity of Christianity. This book provides a balanced introduction to the historical, cultural, theological, and social aspects of Christianity's development, focusing on movements, people, and controversies that have united and divided Christians over time. This foundation prepares readers for the final section of the text, where they are invited to understand and engage in topics of ongoing debate among Christians, such as women's ordination and modern technology in the church ("the electronic church").
Introduction to Christianity
Author: Joseph RatzingerPublisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1681492687
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Revised Edition One of Cardinal Ratzinger's most important and widely read books, this volume is a revised second edition with an improved translation and an in-depth 20 page preface by the Cardinal. As he states in the preface, since this book was first published over 30 years ago, many changes and significant events have occurred in the world, and in the Church. But even so, he says he is firmly convinced that his fundamental approach in this book is still very timely and crucial for the spiritual needs of modern man. That approach puts the question of God and the question about Christ in the very center, which leads to a "narrative Christology" and demonstrates that the place for faith is in the Church. Thus, this remarkable elucidation of the Apostle's Creed gives an excellent, modern interpretation of the foundations of Christianity. Ratzinger's profound treatment of Christianity's basic truths combines a spiritual outlook with a deep knowledge of Scripture and the history of theology.
