Christendom Destroyed
Christendom Destroyed

Author: Mark Greengrass

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2014-07-03

Total Pages: 890

ISBN-13: 0241005965

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Mark Greengrass's gripping, major, original account of Europe in an era of tumultuous change This latest addition to the landmark Penguin History of Europe series is a fascinating study of 16th and 17th century Europe and the fundamental changes which led to the collapse of Christendom and established the geographical and political frameworks of Western Europe as we know it. From peasants to princes, no one was untouched by the spiritual and intellectual upheaval of this era. Martin Luther's challenge to church authority forced Christians to examine their beliefs in ways that shook the foundations of their religion. The subsequent divisions, fed by dynastic rivalries and military changes, fundamentally altered the relations between ruler and ruled. Geographical and scientific discoveries challenged the unity of Christendom as a belief-community. Europe, with all its divisions, emerged instead as a geographical projection. It was reflected in the mirror of America, and refracted by the eclipse of Crusade in ambiguous relationships with the Ottomans and Orthodox Christianity. Chronicling these dramatic changes, Thomas More, Shakespeare, Montaigne and Cervantes created works which continue to resonate with us. Christendom Destroyed is a rich tapestry that fosters a deeper understanding of Europe's identity today.

The Darkening Age
The Darkening Age

Author: Catherine Nixey

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0544800931

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A New York Times Notable Book, winner of the Jerwood Award from the Royal Society of Literature, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and named a Book of the Year by the Telegraph, Spectator, Observer, and BBC History Magazine, this bold new history of the rise of Christianity shows how its radical followers helped to annihilate Greek and Roman civilizations. The Darkening Age is the largely unknown story of how a militant religion deliberately attacked and suppressed the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in centuries of unquestioning adherence to "one true faith." Despite the long-held notion that the early Christians were meek and mild, going to their martyrs' deaths singing hymns of love and praise, the truth, as Catherine Nixey reveals, is very different. Far from being meek and mild, they were violent, ruthless, and fundamentally intolerant. Unlike the polytheistic world, in which the addition of one new religion made no fundamental difference to the old ones, this new ideology stated not only that it was the way, the truth, and the light but that, by extension, every single other way was wrong and had to be destroyed. From the first century to the sixth, those who didn't fall into step with its beliefs were pursued in every possible way: social, legal, financial, and physical. Their altars were upturned and their temples demolished, their statues hacked to pieces, and their priests killed. It was an annihilation. Authoritative, vividly written, and utterly compelling, this is a remarkable debut from a brilliant young historian.

Living with Religious Diversity in Early-modern Europe
Living with Religious Diversity in Early-modern Europe

Author: C. Scott Dixon

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780754666684

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Drawing together a number of case studies from diverse parts of Europe, Living with Religious Diversity in Early Modern Europe explores the processes involved with groups of differing religious confessions living together - sometimes grudgingly, but ofte

Post-Christendom Studies: Volume 7
Post-Christendom Studies: Volume 7

Author: Steven M. Studebaker

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2023-08-04

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 166678883X

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Post-Christendom Studies publishes research on the nature of Christian identity and mission in the contexts of post-Christendom. Post-Christendom refers to places, both now and in the past, where Christianity was once a significant cultural presence, though not necessarily the dominant religion. Sometimes "Christendom" refers to the official link between church and state. The term "post-Christendom" is often associated with the rise of secularization, religious pluralism, and multiculturalism in western countries over the past sixty years. Our use of the term is broader than that however. Egypt for example can be considered a post-Christendom context. It was once a leading center of Christianity. "Christendom" moreover does not necessarily mean official public and dominant religion. For example, under Saddam Hussein, Christianity was probably a minority religion, but, for the most part, Christians were left alone. After America deposed Saddam, Christians began to flee because they became a persecuted minority. In that sense, post-Saddam Iraq is an experience of post-Christendom--it is a shift from a cultural context in which Christians have more or less freedom to exercise their faith to one where they are persecuted and/or marginalized for doing so.

Christianity Turned God and Jesus Into a Religion, Never to Meddle in State Affairs, Much Less Rule the World
Christianity Turned God and Jesus Into a Religion, Never to Meddle in State Affairs, Much Less Rule the World

Author: Rodolfo Martin Vitangcol

Publisher: BookRix

Published: 2019-01-20

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 3743894009

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Having treated God as a religion, Christianity has effectively made God irrelevant to the material world. God is LIFE, not RELIGION. Where there is life, there is God. Where there is no life, God is there to give life. And it is primarily because of the lack of life in the world that God sent his only begotten Son: Not to condemn the world, but to give it life. Furthermore, we cannot lock up God and Jesus in church and confine them within the bounds of spirituality, never to meddle in the political affairs of men. All the affairs in the world are God’s. A separation of church and state is a separation of God from his people. God, Jesus, and the people of the world are inseparably one. Lastly, we often say God is Almighty. Yet, if he is Almighty, why is it the self-seeking men in sheep’s clothing who are at the helm ruling the world—and not God? God must rule the world! From his Mission shall arise “NEW CAESARS” to renew the world. New Caesars, New World! Amen.

Attacks on Christendom in a World Come of Age
Attacks on Christendom in a World Come of Age

Author: Matthew D. Kirkpatrick

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2011-08-19

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 160899550X

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Though Soren Kierkegaard and Dietrich Bonhoeffer both made considerable contributions to twentieth-century thought, they are rarely considered together. Against Kierkegaard's melancholic individual, Bonhoeffer stands as the champion of the church and community. In Attacks on Christendom, Matthew D. Kirkpatrick challenges these stereotypical readings of these two vital thinkers. Through an analysis of such concepts as epistemology, ethics, Christology, and ecclesiology, Kirkpatrick reveals Kierkegaard's significant influence on Bonhoeffer throughout his work. Kirkpatrick shows that Kierkegaard underlies not only Bonhoeffer's spirituality but also his concepts of knowledge, being, and community. So important is this relationship that it was through Kierkegaard's powerful representation of Abraham and Isaac that Bonhoeffer came to adhere to an ethic that led to his involvement in the assassination attempts against Hitler. However, this relationship is by no means one-sided. Attacks on Christendom argues for the importance of Bonhoeffer as an interpreter of Kierkegaard, drawing Kierkegaard's thought into his own unique context, forcing Kierkegaard to answer very different questions. Bonhoeffer helps in converting the obscure, obdurate Dane into a thinker for his own, unique age. Both Kierkegaard and Bonhoeffer have been criticized and misunderstood for their final works that lay bare the religious climates of their nations. In the final analysis, Attacks on Christendom argues that these works are not unfortunate endings to their careers, but rather their fulfilment, drawing together the themes that had been brewing throughout their work.

The Edge of Christendom on the Early Modern Stage
The Edge of Christendom on the Early Modern Stage

Author: Lisa Hopkins

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2022-03-07

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1501514156

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Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the edges of Europe were under pressure from the Ottoman Turks. This book explores how Shakespeare and his contemporaries represented places where Christians came up against Turks, including Malta, Tunis, Hungary, and Armenia. Some forms of Christianity itself might seem alien, so the book also considers the interface between traditional Catholicism, new forms of Protestantism, and Greek and Russian orthodoxy. But it also finds that the concept of Christendom was under threat in other places, some much nearer to home. Edges of Christendom could be found in areas that were or had been pagan, such as Rome itself and the Danelaw, which once covered northern England; they could even be found in English homes and gardens, where imported foreign flowers and exotic new ingredients challenged the concept of what was native and natural.

The Coming Seismic Eruption of Christendom
The Coming Seismic Eruption of Christendom

Author: Cy Farris

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2016-06-30

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 1524513946

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After World War II and my service in the Merchant Marines, at twenty-one years old, I went fishing with my cousin. The boat sank, and my cousin drowned. I felt I too was going to die, but when I made it to land, I said, Thank you, God, whoever you are. After this experience, I studied many available sources and learned that the earth will be here forever as the home of mankind, that the soul is you, that hell is not a place of eternal torment, and Jesus is the Son of God. By continued research, I now feel I know more about the true God and his Son and feel less confused.