Christianity: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Christianity: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192803221

ISBN-10: 0192803220

ISBN-13: 9780192803221

Edition: 2004

Authors: Linda Woodhead

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At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern Hempisphere but declining in much of the West, Linda Woodhead offers a bold new overview of the world's largest religion. In a fascinating and engaging fashion, she explores the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and traces its course over two millennia. Christianity addresses topics that other books neglect, for example the competition for power between different forms of Christianity, the churches' uses of power, and their struggles with modernity. Also considered is the recent charismatic explosion of this religion in Latin America, Africa, and the Far East. Woodhead concludes by showing the ways in which…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



List of illustrations


Introduction



Jesus: the God-man



The signs and symbols of Christianity



Church and Biblical Christianity



Mystical Christianity



Modern Christianity: the West



Christianity beyond the West



A woman's religion?


Conclusion


Source material


Further reading


Chronology


Index