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The Myth of Christian Beginnings

  • Paperback
  • 232 pages
  • Publisher: SCM Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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For Christians seeking a deeper understanding of faith

Addresses misconceptions about the history of Christianity

You will gain a fresh perspective on your beliefs today

This thought-provoking book challenges the notion of a static Christian faith.

There is no original Christian faith, no native language, no definitive statement of the meaning of Christ for all times. That is the fundamental argument of this challenging book. vividly written and covering a great deal of evidence in a short space. Dr Wilken argues that if there has been any constant in the history of Christianity, it has been the reluctance of the tradition to give a place to change within the Christian experience. Most Christians have been willing to say that Christianity changes in some areas but in others remains the same. But why should we assume that some aspects of Christianity change while others do not? The apostolic age is a creation of the Christian imagination. There never was a Golden Age when the church was whole, perfect, pure-virginal. The faith was not purer, the Christians were not braver, the church was not one and undivided: In the light of this, Dr Wilken concludes that Christianity should forgo its preoccupation with the past and become a much more forward- looking movement.
The Myth of Christian Beginnings and Judaism and the Early Christian Mind: A Study of Cyril of Alexandria's Exegesis and Theology
Judaism and the Early Christian Mind: A Study of Cyril of Alexandria's Exegesis and TheologyThe Myth of Christian Beginnings

  • Title

    The Myth of Christian Beginnings

  • Author

    Robert L. Wilken

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    SCM Press

  • Published

    June 2012

  • Weight

    273g

  • Page Count

    232

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780334010647

  • ISBN-10

    0334010640

  • Eden Code

    4044502

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