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An Introduction to the History of Christianity: From the Early Church to the Enlightenment

Autor Dr George Herring
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 iun 2006
An Introduction to the History of Christianity is a beautifully crafted and clearly written introduction to Christianity over its 2,000 year history concentrating on the interraction between the sacred and the secular.

This book will adopt an approach radically different to that of many general Church histories in terms of length, structure and presentation. The broad underlying theme of the book will be the interraction between Christianity and the secular world, exploring how the one has shaped and been shaped in its turn by the other. In order to achieve this the book will not attempt to cover the whole of Christian history in detail ( this has been done frequently by others ) but rather it will focus on a number of sepecific chronological periods and themes. Three, two hundred year periods have been chosen as pivotal in the development of Christianity, reflecting the conventional divisions into ancient, medieval and early modern. As well as considering the broad themes of belief, practice, organisation and propagation, it will also examine what Christians have meant by their use of terms like authority, tradition, reform or hierarchy. Manageable in length, this will enable the book to be used either as a general introduction to Christian history or as a starting point for further investigation of one or more periods. To help facilitate this each chapter concludes with a detailed section of suggested further reading.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780826467379
ISBN-10: 0826467377
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 3 illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

A general introduction to Christian history and a starting point for further investigation.

Cuprins

The periods are: The Imperial Church (300-500) The Medieval Church (1050-1250), The Reformation Church (1450-1650) The Modern Church (1800-2000). There will be included maps, quotations from primary source material, a glossary and a further reading section.

Recenzii

"George Hering's Book is the fruit of a long career in teaching and offers an excellent introduction to Church history up to the time of the Enlighten ment, botrh for undergraduates and a wider readership" "Theological and other issues are constantly intertwined and the author's judgements are very careful and thoroughly backed up by evidence. This is an excellent introduction to Church History , and my only criticism stems from how good it is." The Pastoral Review, vol.5 issues 2
'This is a veritable tome of a book but one that needs to be kept on the bookshelf of any theological student and read and dipped into regularly.' ~ Ian Gibson, The Good Book Stall
Title mention in Baptist Times, 2007
"George Herring...has written the kind of book which every undergraduate or non-specialist postgraduate historian longs to have at his or her disposal....the overview is both comprehensive and wide-ranging, and the depth achieved through a range of fascinating details which lighten and illuminate Herring's general thesis."
'[W]ell done, detailed, and clearly written...This author is an experienced teacher of church history, and...knows how to convey information. He is aware of recent scholarship, and there are good bibliographies to each chapter...This is a book that can be recommended to readers who want to concentrate on these three periods of history....this hardback offers a great deal of sound scholarship.' Rev'd Dr Raymond Chapman, Church Times, 03/11/2006
"...highly readable..." "...insightful..."
'[A] satisfying book that will be of interest to general readers and a valuable tool for students.' ~ Rev David Blatherwick, Methodist Recorder, 2006