Description:Written by contributing scholars who are experts in specific facets of developing Christianity, this survey provides a well-rounded introduction to the history of Christianity and is ideal for anyone interested in the impact of Christianity of world culture down through history. It shows how Christianity emerged from its original Jewish context and developed into a worldwide religion, offering perceptive studies on how its origins and development were influenced by the changing social and cultural contexts in which the founders and leaders of this tradition lived and thought. Provides detailed evidence of the influence of Greco-Roman and Jewish religious concepts and religious movements on the origins of Christianity, considers the structuring of the church conceptually and organizationally in Europe, and discusses Christianity's spread and growth in America and throughout the world. Looks at the profound impact of the culture of the later Roman and medieval world on the development of Christian doctrine and intellectual traditions and helps readers understand the reasons for the divisions between Catholic and Protestant traditions. For theologians.Contents:Pt. 1. The context, birth, and early growth of Christianity / Howard Clark Kee --pt. 2. The Christian empire and the early Middle Ages / Emily Albu Hanawalt --pt. 3. The late Middle Ages and the reformations of the sixteenth century / Carter Lindberg --pt. 4. European Christianity confronts the modern age / Jean-Loup Seban --pt. 5. Christianity and culture in America / [Mark A. Noll] --Epilogue / Dana L. Robert.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Christianity: A Social and Cultural History (2nd Edition). To get started finding Christianity: A Social and Cultural History (2nd Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Christianity: A Social and Cultural History (2nd Edition)
Description: Written by contributing scholars who are experts in specific facets of developing Christianity, this survey provides a well-rounded introduction to the history of Christianity and is ideal for anyone interested in the impact of Christianity of world culture down through history. It shows how Christianity emerged from its original Jewish context and developed into a worldwide religion, offering perceptive studies on how its origins and development were influenced by the changing social and cultural contexts in which the founders and leaders of this tradition lived and thought. Provides detailed evidence of the influence of Greco-Roman and Jewish religious concepts and religious movements on the origins of Christianity, considers the structuring of the church conceptually and organizationally in Europe, and discusses Christianity's spread and growth in America and throughout the world. Looks at the profound impact of the culture of the later Roman and medieval world on the development of Christian doctrine and intellectual traditions and helps readers understand the reasons for the divisions between Catholic and Protestant traditions. For theologians.Contents:Pt. 1. The context, birth, and early growth of Christianity / Howard Clark Kee --pt. 2. The Christian empire and the early Middle Ages / Emily Albu Hanawalt --pt. 3. The late Middle Ages and the reformations of the sixteenth century / Carter Lindberg --pt. 4. European Christianity confronts the modern age / Jean-Loup Seban --pt. 5. Christianity and culture in America / [Mark A. Noll] --Epilogue / Dana L. Robert.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Christianity: A Social and Cultural History (2nd Edition). To get started finding Christianity: A Social and Cultural History (2nd Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.