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The Christian World
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Author : Martin Marty
language : en
Publisher: Modern Library
Release Date : 2008-01-08
The Christian World written by Martin Marty and has been published by Modern Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-08 with Religion categories.
In this cogent volume, renowned Christian historian Martin Marty delivers a brief yet sweeping account of Christianity and how it spread from a few believers two thousand years ago to become the world’s largest religion. Comprising nearly one third of the world’s population–more than two billion followers–Christianity is distinctive among major faiths in that it derives both its character and its authority from the divinity of its central figure, Jesus Christ. Examining this facet of Christianity from historical and sociological viewpoints, Marty lays bare the roots of this faith, in turn chronicling its success throughout the world. Writing with great style, and providing impeccable interpretations of historical, canonical, and liturgical documents, Marty gives readers of all faiths and levels of familiarity with Christian practices and history a highly useful and supremely accessible primer. He depicts the life of Christ and his teachings and explains how the apostles set out to spread the Gospel. With a special emphasis on global Christianity, he shows how the religion emerged from its ancestral homelands in Africa, the Levant, and Asia Minor, was imported to Europe, and then spread from there to the rest of the world, most often via trade and conquest. While giving a broad overview, Marty also focuses on specific issues, such as how Christianity struggles with the polar tensions inherent to many of the faith’s denominations, and how it attempts to reconcile some of its stances on armed conflict, justice, and dominion with the teachings of Christ. The Christian World is a chronicle of one of the great belief systems and its many followers. It’s a magnificent story of emperors and kings, war and geography, theology and politics, saints and sinners, and the earthly battle to save souls. Above all, it’s a remarkable testament to the teachings of Christ and how his message spreads around the globe to touch human experience everywhere.
The Beauty And Glory Of The Christian Worldview
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Author : Joel R. Beeke
language : en
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Release Date : 2017-06-14
The Beauty And Glory Of The Christian Worldview written by Joel R. Beeke and has been published by Reformation Heritage Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-14 with Religion categories.
“I once was blind, but now I see” is the glad confession of the Christian’s heart. However, what is it that a Christian now sees that so transforms his life? It is the Christian worldview. This is not an abstract philosophy so much as biblical doctrine for life. The Word of God establishes God-centered thinking, engages faithful living, and energizes ardent feeling for the kingdom of Christ in this world and the world to come. In this volume, several pastors and theologians band together to explore aspects of the Christian worldview such as God’s Trinity, supremacy, and loving sovereignty over all of life; the Christian’s identity in Christ, sexuality, and sufferings; and the Christian life as both earthly mission and heavenly pilgrimage. Contributors include Derek Thomas, Michael Barrett, Joel Beeke, Paul Smalley, Mark Kelderman, Brian Cosby, Charles Barrett, and Gerald Bilkes. Contents: Part I: Foundational Truths for the Christian’s Mind 1. The Christian Worldview of the Trinity - Derek W. H. Thomas 2. Under the Sun to Beyond the Sun: The Old Testament’s Worldview - Michael Barrett 3. The Worldview of the Puritans - Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley Part II: Formative Truths for the Christian’s Life 4. The Christian Worldview for Daily Life - Derek W. H. Thomas 5. The Christian Worldview of Sexuality - Mark Kelderman 6. A Christian Worldview of Suffering - Brian Cosby Part III: Flaming Truths for the Christian’s Zeal 7. Joyful Exiles: A Worldview for Pilgrims - Charles M. Barrett 8. Conforming Our Worldview to the Great Commission -Gerald Bilkes 9. Looking unto Jesus in This World to Follow Him into the Next - Charles M. Barrett
Secularisation In The Christian World
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Author : Michael Snape
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Secularisation In The Christian World written by Michael Snape and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with Religion categories.
The power of modernity to secularise has been a foundational idea of the western world. Both social science and church history understood that the Christian religion from 1750 was deeply vulnerable to industrial urbanisation and the Enlightenment. But as evidence mounts that countries of the European world experienced secularising forces in different ways at different periods, the timing and causes of de-Christianisation are now widely seen as far from straightforward. Secularisation in the Christian World brings together leading scholars in the social history of religion and the sociology of religion to explore what we know about the decline of organised Christianity in Britain, Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia. The chapters tackle different strands, themes, comparisons and territories to demonstrate the diversity of approach, thinking and evidence that has emerged in the last 30 years of scholarship into the religious past and present. The volume includes both new research and essays of theoretical reflection by the most eminent academics. It highlights historians and sociologists in both agreement and dispute. With contributors from eight countries, the volume also brings together many nations for the first consolidated international consideration of recent themes in de-Christianisation. With church historians and cultural historians, and religious sociologists and sociologists of the godless society, this book provides a state-of-the-art guide to secularisation studies.
The Christian World Of The Middle Ages
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Author : Bernard Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2003-02-27
The Christian World Of The Middle Ages written by Bernard Hamilton and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-27 with Religion categories.
This account of the Christian world, East and West, from AD 312 - 1500 challenges the usual Euro-centric view of medieval Christianity. The author reconstructs the faith and heritage of medieval Christendom, revealing its extraordinary impact in both great empires and tiny enclaves.
The Christian World
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1853
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The Early Christian World
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Author : Philip F. Esler
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-09-11
The Early Christian World written by Philip F. Esler and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-11 with History categories.
Early Christian World presents an exhaustive, erudite and lavishly illustrated treatment of how the small movement which formed around Jesus in Galilee became the pre-eminent religion of the ancient world. The work begins by firmly situating early Christianity within its Mediterranean social, political and religious contexts, before charting the history of the first Christian centuries. The creation and perpetuation of Christian communities through various means, including mission and monasticism, is explored, as is the everyday experience of early Christians, through discussion of gender and sexuality, religious practice, communication and social structures. The intellectual (particularly theological) and artistic heritage of the period is fully considered, and a vivid picture painted of the internal and external challenges faced by early Christianity. The book concludes with profiles of the most notable figures of the age. Comprehensive and accessible, Early Christian World provides up-to-date coverage of the most important topics in the study of early Christianity, together with an invaluable collection of visual material. It will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying this period
The World S Christians
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Author : Douglas Jacobsen
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2021-04-12
The World S Christians written by Douglas Jacobsen and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-12 with Religion categories.
This accessible textbook describes Christianity, the world’s largest religion, in all of its historical and contemporary diversity. No other publication includes so much information or presents it so clearly and winsomely. This volume employs a “religious studies” approach that is neutral in tone yet accommodates the lived experiences of Christians in different traditions and from all regions of the globe. The World’s Christians is a perfect textbook for either public university classrooms or liberal arts campuses. Divided into three parts, the text first describes the world’s four largest Christian traditions (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal) which together account for roughly 98 percent of all Christians worldwide. A second section focuses on Christian history, explaining the movement’s developing ideas and practices and examining Christianity’s engagement with people and cultures around the world. The third and longest portion of the text details the distinctive experiences, contemporary challenges, and demographics of Christians in nine geographic regions, including the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, South Asia, North America, East Asia, and Oceania. The second edition of this popular text has been thoroughly rewritten to take recent developments into account, and each chapter now includes two primary source readings, highlighting the diversity of voices that exist within the world Christian movement. Like the first edition, the revised text is enhanced with easily understandable maps, charts, tables and illustrative photographs. In summary, this new and improved second edition of The World’s Christians is: written in a clear style that readers will find engaging enriched by the addition of thought-provoking primary source readings thoroughly revised to bring the story of Christianity up to the 2020s more geographically comprehensive than any competing text more theologically/ecclesiastically comprehensive than any competing text amply illustrated with maps, charts, tables, and photographs perfect for use in the classroom or for general readers who want to understand the full diversity of Christianity as it currently exists around the world
A Global History Of Christians
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Author : Paul R. Spickard
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2001-02
A Global History Of Christians written by Paul R. Spickard and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02 with Religion categories.
Surveys the progression of the Christian experience within historical, social, economic, and cultural contexts.
The Christian World
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
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The Christian World
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Author : Martin E. Marty
language : en
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Release Date : 2007
The Christian World written by Martin E. Marty and has been published by Random House Digital, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Church history categories.
A noted historian presents a short, authoritative history of the rise of Christianity throughout the world, resulting in a remarkable testament to the teachings of Christ and how they have spread around the globe. Maps.