A major new introduction to the global history of Christianity, written by one of the world’s leading theologians and authorof numerous bestselling textbooks.
* Provides a truly global review by exploring the development of Christianity and related issues in Asia, Latin America and Africa, and not just focusing on Western concerns
* Spanning more than two millennia and combining elements oftheology, history, and culture, it traces the development of allthree branches of Christianity – Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox – providing context to Christianity’s originsand its links to Judaism
* Looks beyond denominational history at Christianity’simpact on individuals, society, politics, and intellectual thought, as well as on art, architecture, and the natural sciences
* Combines Mc Grath’s acute historical sensibility withformidable organizational skill, breaking the material down intoaccessible, self-contained historical periods
* Offers an accessible and student-oriented text, assuming littleor no advance theological or historical knowledge on the part ofthe reader
Tabella dei contenuti
List of Maps and Illustrations xiii
How to Use This Book xv
1. The Early Church, 100-500 1
2. The Middle Ages and Renaissance, c. 500-c. 1500 71
3. Competing Visions of Reform, c. 1500-c. 1650 150
4. The Modern Age, c. 1650-1914 214
5. The Twentieth Century, 1914 to the Present 285
Where Next? 349
A Glossary of Christian Terms 351
Index 361
Circa l’autore
Alister E. Mc Grath is Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education at King’s College London, UK, and head of its Centre for Theology, Religion, and Culture. Prior to his currentpost, he was Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University, UK. One of the world’s leading theologians, he is the authorof some of the most widely used textbooks on theology, includingthe bestselling Christian Theology: An Introduction(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), now in its fifth edition, and Historical Theology, second edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).He is much in demand as a speaker at conferences around theworld.
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