Author : Hans Joachim Hillerbrand
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,46 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0687027969
Dig into the story of Christianity from its origins to today.
Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 21,25 MB
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451688512
First published in 1976, Paul Johnson’s exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitude—“a tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and perhaps the most radical” (New York Review of Books). In a highly readable companion to books on faith and history, the scholar and author Johnson has illuminated the Christian world and its fascinating history in a way that no other has. Johnson takes off in the year AD 49 with his namesake the apostle Paul. Thus beginning an ambitious quest to paint the centuries since the founding of a little-known ‘Jesus Sect’, A History of Christianity explores to a great degree the evolution of the Western world. With an unbiased and overall optimistic tone, Johnson traces the fantastic scope of the consequent sects of Christianity and the people who followed them. Information drawn from extensive and varied sources from around the world makes this history as credible as it is reliable. Invaluable understanding of the framework of modern Christianity—and its trials and tribulations throughout history—has never before been contained in such a captivating work.
Author : Charles Freeman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 35,76 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 030012581X
"Tracing the astonishing transformation that the early Christian church underwent - from sporadic niches of Christian communities surviving in the wake of a horrific crucifixion to sanctioned alliance with the state - Charles Freeman shows how freedom of thought was curtailed by the development of the concept of faith. The imposition of 'correct belief' and an institutional framework that enforced orthodoxy were both consolidating and stifling. Uncovering the church's relationships with Judaism, Gnosticism, Greek philosophy and Greco-Roman society, Freeman offers dramatic new accounts of Paul, the resurrection, and the church fathers and emperors."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Owen Chadwick
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 28,96 MB
Release : 1998-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780312187231
Presents a history of the Christian faith, from its beginning as a Jewish sect to the impact of twentieth-century issues such as birth control, Muslim fundamentalism, and Nazi racism.
Author : Kevin Madigan
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 43,67 MB
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300158726
A new narrative history of medieval Christianity, spanning from A.D. 500 to 1500, focuses on the role of women in Christianity; the relationships among Christians, Jews and Muslims; the experience of ordinary parishioners; the adventure of asceticism, devotion and worship; and instruction through drama, architecture and art.
Author : Daniel H. Bays
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 2012
Category : China
ISBN : 9781782687559
A New History of Christianity in China, written by one of the world's the leading writers on Christianity in China, looks at Christianity's long history in China, its extraordinarily rapid rise in the last half of the twentieth century, and charts its future direction. Provides the first comprehensive history of Christianity in China, an important, understudied area in both Asian studies and religious history. Traces the transformation of Christianity from an imported, Western religion to a thoroughly Chinese religion. Contextualizes the growth of Christianity in China within national and local politics. Offers a portrait of the complex religious scene in China today. Contrasts China with other non-Western societies where Christianity is surging.
Author : John Warwick Montgomery
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,38 MB
Release : 1986-02
Category : Apologetics
ISBN : 9780871238900
A vigorous, convincing presentation of the evidence for a historical Jesus.
Author : Mark A. Noll
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 42,84 MB
Release : 1992-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802806512
Author Mark Noll presents the unfolding drama of American Christianity with accuracy and skill, from the first European settlements to ecumenism in the late 20th Century. This work has become a standard in the field of North American religious history.
Author : Mark A. Noll
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 922 pages
File Size : 18,16 MB
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1467456918
A best-selling text thoroughly updated, including new chapters on the last 30 years "An excellent study that will help historians appreciate the importance of Christianity in the history of the United States and Canada." – The Journal of American History “Scholars and general readers alike will gain unique insights into the multifaceted character of Christianity in its New World environment. Nothing short of brilliant.” – Harry S. Stout, Yale University “A new standard for textbooks on the history of North American Christianity.” – James Turner, University of Notre Dame Mark Noll’s A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada has been firmly established as the standard text on the Christian experience in North America. Now Noll has thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded his classic text to incorporate new materials and important themes, events, leaders, and changes of the last thirty years. Once again readers will benefit from his insights on the United States and Canada in this superb narrative survey of Christian churches, institutions, and cultural engagements from the colonial period through 2018.
Author : Carter Lindberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 140514887X
Charting the rise and development of Christianity, Carter Lindberg has succeeded in writing a concise and compelling history of the world’s largest religion. He spans over 2,000 years of colorful incident to give an authoritative history of Christianity for both the general reader and the beginning student. Ranges from the missionary journeys of the apostles to the tele-evangelism of the twenty-first century. Demonstrates how the Christian community received and forged its identity from its development of the Bible to the present day. Covers topics fundamental to understanding the course of Western Christianity, including the growth of the papacy, heresy and schism, reformation and counter-reformation. Includes an introduction to the historiography of Christianity, a note on the problems of periodization, an appendix on theological terms, and a useful bibliography. An authoritative yet succinct history, written to appeal to a general audience as well as students of the history of Christianity. Written by internationally regarded theologian, Carter Lindberg, who is the author of numerous titles on theology and Church history.
