A Global History Of Christians
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Author | : David Chidester |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 2001-11-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0062517708 |
David Chidester, one of the world's foremost scholars of religion, traces Christianity's growth and development from the time of Jesus to the dawn of the third millennium, revealing its rich diversity through the deeds and beliefs of heretics and saints, witches and healers, preachers and inquisitors. Chidester explores the emergence of the major streams of Christian thought and practice, distilling the cultural history of the Church and its impact on the world into this superbly readable book. Alongside this broad panorama is a richly human story that the author brilliantly encapsulates in incisive character sketches and historical vignettes. Christianity, in all its many facets, has been and continues to be one of the most influential forces in history. Chidester shows that this religion, with its roots deep in the ancient world, has always been in a constant state of evolution, affecting and affected by the religions and societies around it. At times Christianity has coexisted peacefully with other forms of belief, exchanging ideas and practices with them. At other times profound, even violent, conflict has arisen. In this book David Chidester intelligently and objectively portrays Christians in different times and places, as a minority and as the majority group, a religion both absorbing and resisting the world around it. Christianity reveals the religion as it was and is lived in the life of everyday people rather than focusing on the dry dogmas and beliefs that fill most histories. Chidester's accomplishment is to capture the complexity and grand sweep of this story in one remarkable volume that is destined to take its place as a classic of religious history.
Author | : Paul R. Spickard |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2001-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0801022495 |
Surveys the progression of the Christian experience within historical, social, economic, and cultural contexts.
Author | : Adrian Hastings |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 2000-07-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780802848758 |
This superb volume provides the first genuinely global one-volume history of the rise and development of the Christian faith. An international team of specialists takes seriously the geographical diversity of the Christian story, discussing the impact of Christianity not only in the West but also in Latin America, Africa, India, the Orient and Australasia.
Author | : Robert Louis Wilken |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2012-11-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0300118848 |
Describes the first 1,000 years of Christian history, from the early practices and beliefs through the conversion of Constantine as well as documenting its growth to communities in Ethiopia, Armenia, Central Asia, India and China.
Author | : Edward L. Smither |
Publisher | : Lexham Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2019-03-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1683592417 |
A deeper understanding of the grand history of mission leads to a faithful expression of God's mission today. From the beginning, God's mission has been carried out by people sent around the world. From Abraham to Jesus, the thread that weaves its way throughout Scripture is a God who sends his people across the world, proclaiming his kingdom. As the world has evolved, Christian mission continues to be a foundational tradition in the church. In this one-volume textbook, Edward Smither weaves together a comprehensive history of Christian mission, from the apostles to the modern church. In each era, he focuses on the people sent by God to the ends of the earth, while also describing the cultural context they encountered. Smither highlights the continuity and development across thousands of years of global mission.
Author | : Martin Marty |
Publisher | : Modern Library |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2009-01-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0812976770 |
In this cogent volume, historian Martin Marty gives readers of all faiths a brief yet sweeping account of Christianity and how it grew from a few believers two thousand years ago to become the world’s largest religion. He depicts the life of Christ and his teachings and explains how the apostles set out to spread the Gospel. With a special emphasis on global Christianity, Marty shows how the religion emerged from its ancestral homeland in Africa, the Levant, and Asia Minor, was imported to Europe, and then expanded from there to the rest of the world. While giving a broad overview, Marty also focuses on specific issues, such as how Christianity attempts to reconcile with the teachings of Christ some of its stances on armed conflict, justice, and dominion. The Christian World is a remarkable testament to how Christ’s message has touched human experience everywhere.
Author | : Brian Stanley |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 501 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691196842 |
"[This book] charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonization, and powerful ideological currents, many of them hostile to Christianity"--Amazon.com.
Author | : Frederick W. Norris |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2014-10-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1780744870 |
A detailed chronological guide, tracing the geographical and social development of Christian communities around the world, covering many key issues, including the Crusades and the fervent evangelism of missionary movements over the last five hundred years.
Author | : Derek Cooper |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2016-06-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830899065 |
In this brief history of the church from a global perspective, Derek Cooper explores the development of Christianity across time and the continents. Guiding readers to places like Iraq, Ethiopia and India, Scandanavia, Brazil and Oceania, he reveals the fascinating—and often surprising—history of the church.
Author | : Robert Bruce Mullin |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 365 |
Release | : 2014-11-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1611645514 |
Church historians have long known and appreciated Christianity's global history. Until recently, however, introductory textbooks on the history of Christianity focused almost exclusively on Europe and North America. Robert Bruce Mullins's A Short World History of Christianity, by contrast, offers a panoramic picture of the history of Christianity in its Western and non-Western expressions. It tells the story of the early church in the Greek East as well as the Latin West; of Christianity's spread into Asia as well as Europe during the Middle Ages; and its explosion around the world during the modern period. Mullins's highly readable narrative explores why global perspectives have emerged so strongly in our understanding of the story of Christianity and how they have impacted Christianity's perspective on its place in the world. This newly revised edition adds information on such global phenomena as early Syriac-speaking Christianity; the growth of Pentecostalism around the world, especially in the southern hemisphere; and recent trends in Christianity, including the elevation of the first pope born in the Americas. A time line of key dates, call-out boxes, and other helpful study materials are also provided. Beginning students will appreciate this memorable introduction to the most important events in the history and development of Christianity.