Introduction to Christianity. This item is unavailable.Introduction to Christianity

Aiming to provide a balanced introduction to the historical, cultural, theological and social aspects of Christianity's development, this book focuses on movements, people and controversies that have united and divided Christians over the centuries. In the final section of readers are invited to understand and engage in topics of continuing debate among Christians, such as women's ordination and modern technology in the Church.

Part One: BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. 1. God as Revealed in the Bible. 2. The Context For and Life of Jesus. 3. The Emergence of the Christian Church. Part Two: HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CHRISTIAN DIVERSITY: FROM CONSTANTINE TO MODERN TIMES. 4. Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism: From the Fourth to the Fourteenth Centuries. 5. Aspects of the Reformation. 6. The Reformation Continues: Christianity in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. Part Three: CHRISTIANITY IN THE MODERN WORLD. 7. Christianity and Modernity. 8. Modern American Christianity. 9. Worldwide Christianity. Part Four: CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN LIFE. 10. Christians and the World. 11. Christians and Their Culture. 12. Contemporary Christianity. Appendix 1: The Order of the Books in the Old Testament. Appendix 2: Synopsis of the Books of the Old and New Testaments. Appendix 3: Early Christian Writers. Appendix 4: Ecumenical Councils. Appendix 5: Creeds and Confessions. Appendix 6: A Summary of Structural Arrangements. Appendix 7: Ecumenism and the World Council of Churches. Glossary. Index.