Introduction to Christianity

By (author) Weaver, Mary Jo; By (author) Brakke, David; By (author) Bivins, Jason

Gain a better understanding of Christianity--its history, driving ideas, and numerous diversities--with the help of this best-selling Christianity text by the leading, respected authors Weaver and Brakke. This long-awaited INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIANITY, Fourth Edition, offers a solid, practical foundation of the essentials of Christianity, interlaced with dynamic discussion and glimpses into some of the latest Christian movements worldwide. Fresh, thematic Sidebars, a popular hallmark of this book, weave current issues such as today's spirituality into history, while the book's balanced coverage brings to life the historical, cultural, theological, and social aspects of Christianity's development. You focus on the significant movements, key individuals, and powerful controversies that have united as well as divided Christians throughout the decades and centuries. New and updated thematic Sidebars, a popular hallmark of this book, weave currency into the history with a focus on spirituality, people, concepts, and controversies, including a new set of Sidebars that focus on the human experience of the divine. The text engages students to discuss and reflect upon the challenges that Christians have faced throughout time. INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIANITY, Fourth Edition, promises a thought-provoking introduction and insights you won't want to miss.

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[目次]

  • Part One: BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. 1. God as Revealed in the Bible. 2. The Context For and Life of Jesus. 3. The Emergence of the Christian Church. Part Two: HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CHRISTIAN DIVERSITY: FROM CONSTANTINE TO MODERN TIMES. 4. Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism: From the Fourth to the Fourteenth Centuries. 5. Aspects of the Reformation. 6. The Reformation Continues: Christianity in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. Part Three: CHRISTIANITY IN THE MODERN WORLD. 7. Christianity and Modernity. 8. Modern American Christianity. 9. Worldwide Christianity. Part Four: CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN LIFE. 10. Christians and the World. 11. Christians and Their Culture. 12. Contemporary Christianity. Appendix 1: The Order of the Books in the Old Testament. Appendix 2: Synopsis of the Books of the Old and New Testaments. Appendix 3: Early Christian Writers. Appendix 4: Ecumenical Councils. Appendix 5: Creeds and Confessions. Appendix 6: A Summary of Structural Arrangements. Appendix 7: Ecumenism and the World Council of Churches. Glossary. Index.

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書名 Introduction to Christianity
著作者等 Bivins, Jason
Brakke, David
Weaver, Mary Jo
出版元 Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
刊行年月 2008.02.28
版表示 4 ed
ページ数 304p
大きさ H231 x W163
ISBN 9780495097266
言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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