The Essential Guide to Christianity

Who was Jesus Christ? How did Christianity become the world''s largest religion? What do Christians believe? By understanding the answers to these three basic questions, readers will gain a broad overview of what exactly Christianity is, and why it has attracted more people than any other religion in human history.The book explores topics including Women in Christianity, Politics, the Bible, the Jewishness of Jesus, Global Christianity, and the Sacraments. It also considers the future of the Christian faith in its major traditions: Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Pentecostalism, and Protestantism.The book is illustrated with over 60 images. Each chapter contains suggested further reading and a glossary of key terms and concepts. The chapters in this book were first published in the digital collection Bloomsbury Religion in North America. Covering North America''s diverse religious traditions, this digital collection provides reliable and peer-reviewed articles and ebooks for students and instructors. Learn more and get access for your library at www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-religion-in-north-america

Autorentext
Dyron Daughrity is the William S. Banowsky Chair and Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University, USA.

Klappentext

"Chapters explore topics including the Bible, Sacraments, Women in Christianity, Catholicism, Protestantism, and the Eastern Orthodox tradition, as well as the considering the future of Christianity. The book is illustrated with over 60 images, and a glossary of key terms and concepts is provided. Each chapter offers suggestions for further reading"--

Zusammenfassung
Who was Jesus Christ? How did Christianity become the world's largest religion? What do Christians believe? By understanding the answers to these three basic questions, readers will gain a broad overview of what exactly Christianity is, and why it has attracted more people than any other religion in human history. The book explores topics including women in christianity, politics, the Bible, the Jewishness of Jesus, global Christianity, and the sacraments. It also considers the future of the Christian faith in its major traditions: Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and the vast number of Protestantisms. The book is illustrated with over 60 images. Each chapter contains suggested further reading and a glossary of key terms and concepts. The chapters in this book were first published in the digital collection Bloomsbury Religion in North America. Covering North America's diverse religious traditions, this digital collection provides reliable and peer-reviewed articles and ebooks for students and instructors. Learn more and get access for your library at www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-religion-in-north-america

Inhalt

1. Overview, Dyron Daughrity (Pepperdine University, USA)
   2. Jesus - A Jewish Messiah, Nicholas Zola (Pepperdine University, USA)
      3. The Bible - How Christians Use Their Text, Craig Ginn (University of Calgary, Canada)
         4. The Sacraments: The Lifeblood of Christianity, Ellie Shafer (independent scholar, USA)
            5. Women in Christianity - An Emerging Story, Ellie Shafer (independent scholar, USA)
               6. Christianity and Politics: From Constantine to Today, Darin Lenz (**Biola University, USA)
                  7. Eastern Orthodox Christianity: A Vital Tradition, Gaelan Gilbert (University of Saint Katherine, USA
                     8. Roman Catholicism A Tradition in Transition, Todd Hartch (Eastern Kentucky University, USA)
                        9. Protestantism 40,000 and Still Counting, Will Purninton (Seoul Theological University, South Korea)
                           10. Global Christianity - The Future of Faith,Will Purninton (Seoul Theological University, South Korea)