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Christ, St Francis and To-day

  • Paperback
  • 220 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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For Christians seeking relevant faith in today's world

Addresses the need for modernising Christian beliefs

You will gain insights for a more meaningful faith journey

This book explores how Christianity can evolve to meet modern needs.

Medieval historian G. G. Coulton relinquished his own holy orders in 1885 but remained firmly engaged with Christianity. This 1919 collection of lectures is a radical and impassioned discussion of how Christianity must change to meet the needs of post-war society as soldiers return from the trenches. Drawing parallels between the lives of Jesus Christ and St Francis of Assisi, Coulton highlights how ambiguities in the surviving accounts of both men have diverted the original course of their ministry and, with it, the objectives and outlook of the church. The author also takes on the weaknesses in both Catholic and agnostic arguments and advocates a simplifying and democratisation of Christianity and the resolving of denominational differences. Included alongside the lectures is the author's comprehensive response to a number of questions raised by the original lecture series which provides a useful conclusion to the controversial anti-Catholic's plea for religious modernisation.

  • Title

    Christ, St Francis and To-day

  • Author

    G. G. Coulton

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    October 2010

  • Weight

    287g

  • Page Count

    220

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108010399

  • ISBN-10

    1108010393

  • Eden Code

    3192608

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