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The Handy Christianity Answer Book

Autor Stephen A Werner
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 apr 2019
  • Nearly 900 answers to common questions on Christianity, its origins, history, traditions, important religious figures, symbols, practices, rituals, beliefs, and its modern institutions, membership, and contemporary Christian life.
  • Brings insight into one of the world's great religious traditions
  • Helps readers understand how western culture evolved and is informed by Christianity
  • The first, best place to turn for an overview of Christian history, traditions, and life
  • Ideal as an authoritative reference for nagging questions
  • Ideal as a primer and the start of a journey of discovery
  • Logical organization makes finding information quick and easy
  • Clear and concise answers
  • Numerous black-and-white photographs
  • Thoroughly indexed
  • Authoritative resource
  • Written to appeal to anyone interested in the world's most widely practiced religion, including history buffs, students, and teachers
  • Publicity and promotion aimed at the wide array of websites devoted to history, religion, spirituality
  • Promotion targeting history magazines and newspapers
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    Specificații

    ISBN-13: 9781578596867
    ISBN-10: 1578596866
    Pagini: 400
    Dimensiuni: 180 x 234 x 26 mm
    Greutate: 0.68 kg
    Editura: Visible Ink
    Colecția Visible Ink
    Locul publicării:United States

    Cuprins

    Preface and Acknowledgments
    Introduction

    1. What is Christianity?
    2. Who is Jesus?
    3. Important Scenes in the life of Jesus
    4. The Teachings of Jesus
    5. Important People in the Gospels
    6. Basic Beliefs of Mainline Christians
    7. The Bible
    8. Christian Celebrations
    9. This Life and the Next
    10. Angels, the Devil, and the End Times
    11. Christian History and the Apostolic Age
    12. Early Christianity: 100-800
    13. Christianity in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance: 800-1500
    14. The Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation: The 1500s
    15. Christianity in Europe from the 1600s to the Present
    16. Christianity in America from 1492 to the Present
    17. Christian Art and Architecture
    18. Christian Music
    19. Christian Movies and Musicals
    20. The Catholic Church
    21. Miscellaneous Topics

    Suggestions for Further Reading
    Global Timeline
    Glossary
    Index


    Notă biografică

    Stephen A. Werner, Ph.D. received his doctorate in Historical Study of Christian Theology from Saint Louis University. He has nearly 30 years of experience teaching courses in American Christianity; Christian History; Early, Medieval, Reformation and Modern Christianity; the New Testament; Essence of Christianity; and American Religion at several universities in the St. Louis area, including at the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University and the Religious Studies Department at Webster University. In addition to Christian history, he has taught courses on world religions, religion and art, mythology, and creative thinking. His forthcoming book How to Study Religion provides a highly readable and easy-to-understand introduction to religion for college students or for those who are curious about religion. Werner resides in St. Louis, Missouri.

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    The first, best place to turn for an overview of Christian history, traditions, and life.