A Short History of Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Short History of Christianity write by Stephen Tomkins. This book was released on 2012-09-12. A Short History of Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Worshipped by 2 billion Christians (and revered by 1.3 billion Muslims), Jesus Christ is the most famous human being ever. Yet how did this man from an obscure backwater in the Roman Empire achieve such extraordinary acclaim? How did religion founded in his name grom to become the most powerful on earth? What has been its relationship through history with that other giant of religions, Islam? In this fast-paced and entertaining book, journalist and historian Stephen Tomkins sets out to provide the answers. Beginning with the life of Jesus, he presents a warts-and-all portrait of the key people, events and movements in Christian history. For every debauched pope, murderous crusader and hate-filled inquisitor, there are glorious examples of heroic self-sacrifice, spiritual enlightenment and social transformation. Despite setbacks and conflict, the church has continued to change and grow, with the result that, at the start of the 21st century, its centre of gravity is moving south into sub-Saharan Africa and South America. The author ends by looking to the future, for the story is far from over. All those wanting to understand where Christianity is going need to learn where it has come from, and in this book they will find a lively and informative guide.
A Short History of the Early Church
A Short History of the Early Church - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Short History of the Early Church write by Harry R. Boer. This book was released on 1976. A Short History of the Early Church available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A lucid and concise account of the peole, places, institutions, events, and ideas that made a difference in the development of the Christian faith. Discussion questions following each chapter aid the reader in reflection and rview.
A Short World History of Christianity, Revised Edition
A Short World History of Christianity, Revised Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Short World History of Christianity, Revised Edition write by Robert Bruce Mullin. This book was released on 2014-11-22. A Short World History of Christianity, Revised Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
In the Context of Eternity
In the Context of Eternity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook In the Context of Eternity write by David J. Arnold. This book was released on 2017-08-24. In the Context of Eternity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the Context of Eternity is a lively and readable one-volume history of the Christian Church, which challenges the view that ancient history came to an end in the fifth century and that nothing of significance then happened until the Renaissance. It explains how an extraordinary intermingling of the Roman Empire, Christianity, and Barbarism produced the most dynamic society the world has ever known, and how the modern world emerged from the interaction of Christianity and Barbarism on the ruins of Rome. There is a prologue explaining the background to the world out of which Christianity developed and an epilogue commenting on the state of the Christian Church at the beginning of the third millennium. The period of two thousand years in between is divided into six sections, each of which is given the same number of pages and each of which is divided into three chapters. Thus, the period from the 330s to the 660s, on "Christendom and the Roman Empire," is given the same attention as the period on "The Era of Reform," from the 1330s to the 1660s. Chapter 18 is an account of the development of Christianity in the United States of America.
A Short History of Christianity
A Short History of Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Short History of Christianity write by Martin E. Marty. This book was released on 1959. A Short History of Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
