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CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION PART I. THE NEW SOCIAL ORDER CHAP. 1. THE OVERFLOW OF DEMOCRACY CHAP. 2. THE OVERFLOW OF BROTHERHOOD PART II. THE NEW CHRISTIANITY CHAP. 1. A LABOR CHRISTIANITY CHAP. 2. AN AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY CHAP. 3. THE GREAT CHRISTIANITY CONCLUSION

Jim Cronfel believes "conversion comes from the awareness of eternal conscious torment," that [Christianity] is about fleeing hell and sin." Annihilationists believe that even the consideration of a literal, eternal hell is intolerable and "the fire and brimstone school of theology" not to be "biblical...

Christianity was born nearly two thousand years ago in ancient Palestine. It has shaped the course of human history. Yet historians still cannot say how it really began. How did a first-century Jew called Jesus manage to spark a new religion? It is one of the biggest and most profound of all...

Inner Christianity is the first introduction to mystical and esoteric Christianity for the general reader. It speaks from a nonsectarian point of view, unearthing insights from the whole of the Christian tradition, orthodox and heretical, famous and obscure. The esoteric tradition has traditionally...

Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates...

This is the first in a series of Christianity 101 studies. Each of the basic and foundational doctrines of Christianity as listed in the book of Hebrews 6:1-3 will be covered through the series of Bible studies. This unit’s focus is on having faith in God, and understanding the Bible. Beginning...

The first edition of The Next Christendom has been hailed as a landmark in our understanding of modern Christianity. In this new and substantially expanded second edition, Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expanion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin America--as...

Each chapter in Christianity and Political Philosophyaddresses a philosophical problem generated by history. Frederick D. Wilhelmsen discusses the limits of natural law; Cicero and the politics of the public orthodoxy; the problem of political power and the forces of darkness; Sir John Fortescue and...

Building Your Life on the Basic Truths of Christianity is packed full of Bible truths that will nourish newborn and mature Christians alike.Welcome a victorious life as you read this book the second in a two-book series filled with wisdom, foundational biblical principles, and keen insight. Building...

Embracing Emergence Christianity is a six-session small group church study for adults and young adults incorporating a Participant Workbook and a DVD. This eBook is of the Participant Workbook with the corresponding Small Group DVD available separately. The Participant Workbook is available in this...

How do we study Christian life and thought? How have political and cultural events influenced the experiences of Christians in different places, at different times? How has the world's largest religion been lived in varied parts of the world? The Christian Experience is the first textbook to...

“Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death.” -from the Gospel of Thomas The work of scholars such as Elaine Pagels and Marvin Meyer have captured the imagination of the public by setting forth the Gospel of Thomas and other lost teachings of Jesus. Now...

This book is a history of Christianity from its earliest beginnings to the end of the twentieth century. The book provides students with an introduction to the many persons, places, movements, and events necessary for the telling of our story, the story of the Church. This history of Christianity...

Powerful insights from ministers, theologians, activists, leaders, artists and liturgists who are shaping the future.Christianity has been a source of the oppression of women, as well as a resource for unleashing womens full humanity. Feminist analysis and practice have recognized this. Feminist Christianity...