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Why Christianity Happened

A Sociohistorical Account of Christian Origins 26-50 CE

  • Paperback
  • 300 pages
  • Publisher: Westminster
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

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For those curious about early Christianity's rise.

"Why Christianity Happened" explains its true origins.

You’ll understand how faith shaped our world today.

Discover the fascinating journey of how early Christianity evolved from a Jewish movement into a global religion through sociological and historical insights in James G. Crossley's engaging book.

Looking beyond theological narratives and offering a sociological, economic, and historical examination of the spread of earliest Christianity, James Crossley presents a thoroughly secular and causal explanation for why the once law-observant movement within Judaism became the beginnings of a new religion. First analyzing the historiography of the New Testament and stressing the problematic omission of a social scientific account, Crossley applies a socioeconomic lens to the rise of the Jesus movement and the centrality of sinners to his mission. Using macrosociological approaches, he explains how Jesus' Jewish teachings sparked the shift toward a gentile religion and an international monotheistic trend. Finally, using approaches from conversion studies, he provides a sociohistorical explanation for the rise of the Pauline mission.
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  • Title

    Why Christianity Happened

  • Author

    James G. Crossley

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Westminster

  • Published

    November 2006

  • Weight

    341g

  • Page Count

    300

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780664230944

  • ISBN-10

    0664230946

  • Eden Code

    124216

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