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Author: Sally Bruyneel
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1608331342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a basic introduction to the nature of sacred time and space, explaining who Jesus is, the Jewish world in which he lived, the formation of the Scriptures, the birth of Christianity, and its growth into several families of a world religion. Original.
Author: Charles E. Farhadian
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012-02-20
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1405182482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis interdisciplinary introduction offers students a truly global overview of the worldwide spread and impact of Christianity. It is enriched throughout by detailed historic and ethnographic material, showing how broad themes within Christianity have been adopted and adapted by Christian denominations within each major region of the world. Provides a comprehensive overview of the spread and impact of world Christianity Contains studies from every major region of the world, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, the North Atlantic, and Oceania Brings together an international team of contributors from history, sociology, and anthropology, as well as religious studies Examines the significant social, cultural, and political transformations in contemporary societies brought about through the influence of Christianity Discusses Protestant, Evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox forms of the faith Features useful maps and illustrations Combines broader discussions with detailed regional analysis, creating an invaluable introduction to world Christianity
Author: James R. Adair
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn essential introduction to one of the world's great religious traditions, written in a vivid, lively style by an experienced teacher.
Author: James C. Howell
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 2009-06-01
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0664232973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis introductory-level book on Christianity looks clearly at what the church believed and taught throughout its history. Hard questions about the Bible, theology, and the Christian life are dealt with. As author, veteran scholar, and pastor James Howell puts it, "Great hope rests in thinking through these questions." In doing so, he explores what it means to live as a Christian, as part of the church community, and also what it means to live with the hope Christian faith provides, even for those who "previously believed there was no hope. Study questions for discussion are included.
Author: Samuel Wells
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2017-05-08
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 111915572X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroducing Christian Ethics 2e, now thoroughly revised and updated, offers an unparalleled introduction to the study of Christian Ethics, mapping and exploring all the major ethical approaches, and offering thoughtful insights into the complex moral challenges facing people today. This highly successful text has been thoughtfully updated, based on considerable feedback, to include increased material on Catholic perspectives, further case studies and the augmented use of introductions and summaries Uniquely redefines the field of Christian ethics along three strands: universal (ethics for anyone), subversive (ethics for the excluded), and ecclesial (ethics for the church) Encompasses Christian ethics in its entirety, offering students a substantial overview by re-mapping the field and exploring the differences in various ethical approaches Provides a successful balance between description, analysis, and critique Structured so that it can be used alongside a companion volume, Christian Ethics: An Introductory Reader, which further illustrates and amplifies the diversity of material and arguments explored here
Author: Laurie Guy
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2011-09-28
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 0830839429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLaurie Guy provides an illuminating, broad-brush survey of the early church in its first four centuries. Readers get to witness the emergence of Great Tradition Christianity as themes unfold over time regarding women, persecution and martyrdom, asceticism and monasticism, eucharist and baptism, doctrine and the ecumenical councils.
Author: Michael Keene
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780664257903
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gail Ramshaw
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2013-07-01
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 0800698193
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith over twenty years in the classroom, Gail Ramshaw frames this new introduction to Christianity survey text around the basic questions students ask. Taking a broad social-scientific approach and integrating historical context, she anchors each chapter in phenomenological theory and teases out the answers to each chapters question by surveying the history, doctrine, practices, and convictions of Christianity. Written for students with little to no background in Christianity, the book contains student-friendly learning helps including chapter summaries, photos and charts, I am a Christian statements that illustrate the diversity of practice and belief, study questions, suggestions for further exploration in both books and film, a glossary, and an index.
Author: Michael W. Goheen
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2014-07-14
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 0830895434
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichael Goheen gives us a full-scale introduction to mission studies today in its biblical, theological and historical dimensions. Goheen covers the full horizon of major issues in mission, including its global, urban and holistic contexts. This text shows how the missional church encounters the pluralism of Western culture and global religions.
