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An Introduction to Christianity

[Paperback]

by Linda Woodhead

    • Author

      Linda Woodhead

    • Book Format

      paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      September 2004

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      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. It shows how the Church's longstanding love affair with 'higher power', both human and divine, has been repeatedly challenged by alternative ideas of of 'power from below', both sacred and secular.

      Finally, by bringing the history of Christianity right up-to-date, this book explores the ways in which churches of both North and South react to the rise of modern democracy. Comprehensive and accessible, this book will appeal to the student and general reader.

      Introduction
      Part I. The Christian Revolution: Ascent to Power:
      1. How Christianity came to power
      2. Churches of east and west in the early middle ages
      3. Christendom: the western church in power
      Part II. The Modern Revolution: Compromises with Power:
      4. The Reformation in context
      5. Protestant pathways into the modern world
      6. Catholic and orthodox negotiations with modernity
      7. Twentieth-century fortunes
      Conclusion.

      Specification

      • Author

        Linda Woodhead

      • Book Format

        paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        September 2004

      • Weight

        609g

      • Page Count

        456

      • Dimensions

        150 x 227 x 28 mm

      • ISBN

        9780521786553

      • ISBN-10

        052178655X

      • Eden Code

        98340

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      • Author/Creator: Linda Woodhead

      • ISBN: 9780521786553

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: September 2004

      • Weight: 609g

      • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 28 mm

      • Eden Code: 98340


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