Beschreibung
A major new introduction to the global history of Christianity, written by one of the world's leading theologians and author of numerous bestselling textbooks. * Provides a truly global review by exploring the development of Christianity and related issues in Asia, Latin America and Africa, and not just focusing on Western concerns * Spanning more than two millennia and combining elements of theology, history, and culture, it traces the development of all three branches of Christianity - Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox - providing context to Christianity's origins and its links to Judaism * Looks beyond denominational history at Christianity's impact on individuals, society, politics, and intellectual thought, as well as on art, architecture, and the natural sciences * Combines McGrath's acute historical sensibility with formidable organizational skill, breaking the material down into accessible, self-contained historical periods * Offers an accessible and student-oriented text, assuming little or no advance theological or historical knowledge on the part of the reader
Produktsicherheitsverordnung
Hersteller:
Wiley-VCH GmbH
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Autorenportrait
InhaltsangabeList of Maps and Illustrations xiii How to Use This Book xv 1. The Early Church, 100-500 1 2. The Middle Ages and Renaissance, c. 500-c. 1500 71 3. Competing Visions of Reform, c. 1500-c. 1650 150 4. The Modern Age, c. 1650-1914 214 5. The Twentieth Century, 1914 to the Present 285 Where Next? 349 A Glossary of Christian Terms 351 Index 361
Leseprobe
Leseprobe
