Alister E. Mcgrath

Christian History (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A major new introduction to the global history of Christianity,written by one of the world's leading theologians and authorof numerous bestselling textbooks. * Provides a truly global review by exploring the development ofChristianity and related issues in Asia, Latin America and Africa,and not just focusing on Western concerns * Spanning more than two millennia and combining elements oftheology, history, and culture, it traces the development of allthree branches of Christianity - Catholic, Protestant, andOrthodox - providing context to Christianity's originsand its links to Judaism * Looks beyond denominational history at Christianity'simpact on individuals, society, politics, and intellectual thought,as well as on art, architecture, and the natural sciences * Combines McGrath's acute historical sensibility withformidable organizational skill, breaking the material down intoaccessible, self-contained historical periods * Offers an accessible and student-oriented text, assuming littleor no advance theological or historical knowledge on the part ofthe reader

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jossey-Bass
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118337820
• Artikelnr.: 38256597

Autorenporträt

Alister E. McGrath is Professor of Theology, Ministry andEducation at King's College London, UK, and head of itsCentre for Theology, Religion, and Culture. Prior to his currentpost, he was Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University,UK. One of the world's leading theologians, he is the authorof some of the most widely used textbooks on theology, includingthe bestselling Christian Theology: An Introduction(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), now in its fifth edition, andHistorical Theology, second edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).He is much in demand as a speaker at conferences around theworld.

Inhaltsangabe

List 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