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by Lynnae D. Steinberg
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2018
With over two billion adherents worldwide, Christianity is the most widespread religion in the world today. It is also the largest religious group in the United States and Canada. In this accessible, highly illustrated book, the history, teachings, and practices of Christianity are explained in accessible...
Christianity
The First Three Thousand Years
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
The New York Times bestseller and definitive history of Christianity for our time—from the award-winning author of The Reformation and Silence
A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, Diarmaid MacCulloch's Christianity goes back to the origins of the Hebrew Bible...
by C. S. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together. Bringing together Lewis’ legendary broadcast talks during World War Two from his three previous books The Case for Christianity,...
Quarterly Essay 22 Voting for Jesus
Christianity and Politics in Australia
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2006
From the Hillsong Church to the Family First Party, Australia appears to be experiencing an evangelical revival. In Voting for Jesus, Amanda Lohrey investigates that revival – its shape and scope, and what it means for the mainstream churches and the nation's politics. She talks to young believers...
Heretics
The Creation of Christianity from the Gnostics to the Modern Church
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
A lively examination of the heretics who helped Christianity become the world’s most powerful religion.
From Arius, a fourth-century Libyan cleric who doubted the very divinity of Christ, to more successful heretics like Martin Luther and John Calvin, this book charts the history of dissent...
by Bruce Chilton
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Christianity: The Basics is a compelling introduction to both the central pillars of the Christian faith and the rich and varied history of this most global of global religions. This book traces the development of Christianity through an exploration of some of the key beliefs, practices and emotions...
The Pocket Book of What, When and Who on Earth
Fascinating Facts about Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
A compendium of fascinating information about Christianity, including important plants, symbolic animals, common variations on the cross, and much more
A concise and convenient book about Christianity, this pocket book is perfectly formatted for anyone interested in learning more...
Unbelievable
Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Five hundred years after Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five Theses ushered in the Reformation, bestselling author and controversial bishop and teacher John Shelby Spong delivers twelve forward-thinking theses to spark a new reformation to reinvigorate Christianity and ensure its future.
At the...
Days of Awe and Wonder
How to Be a Christian in the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Showcasing some of his most enduring and insightful writings, including many previously unpublished works, a concise and illuminating introduction to Marcus J. Borg, the late spokesman for progressive Christianity and one of the most revered and influential theologians of our time.
In his acclaimed...
Christianity for the Rest of Us
How the Neighborhood Church Is Transforming the Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
For decades the accepted wisdom has been that America's mainline Protestant churches are in decline, eclipsed by evangelical mega-churches. Church and religion expert Diana Butler Bass wondered if this was true, and this book is the result of her extensive, three-year study of centrist and progressive...
A New Kind of Christianity
Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
“Some books provide us with information about the world, but every once in a while a book appears that enables us to imagine new, more wonderful worlds. [A New Kind of Christianity] is one of these.” —Peter Rollins, Ikon
A New Kind of Christianity is Brian D. McLaren’s much anticipated...
A New Christianity for a New World
Why Traditional Faith is Dying & How a New Faith is Being Born
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In his bestselling book Why Christianity Must Change or Die, Bishop John Shelby Spong described the toxins that are poisoning the Church. Now he offers the antidote, calling Christians everywhere into a new and radical reformation for a new age. Spong looks beyond traditional boundaries to open new...
by Bruce Reed Pullen
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
Discovering Celtic Christianity is perfect for those who wish to combine deepening their spiritual life with travel in a pilgrimage journey. It brings to life through exciting narrative the Celtic saints and illustrates the sites where Celtic Christianity blossomed. Learn more about the Celtic Way...
by Nancy Koester
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
The history of Christianity in the United States is a fascinating and lively story. In this revised and expanded account, Nancy Koester introduces students to the major events and movements that influenced the tradition.
This comprehensive and highly accessible overview of Christian history...