
Christianity - A Brief Introduction
Charles E. Farhadian(Author)
Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Published on 8. December 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-5409-6022-1 (ISBN)
Description
An expert on world religions provides a compelling look into the shape and movement of Christianity's past, present, and future. Charles Farhadian accounts for the cultural, social, and theological issues that have shaped Christianity worldwide as he describes the distinctives of the world's largest religion. Addressing the global nature of Christianity without focusing exclusively on that topic, this supplementary text could serve in a variety of courses across the curriculum and is written to be useable in either Christian or secular settings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5409-6022-1 (9781540960221)
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Person
Charles E. Farhadian (PhD, Boston University) is professor of world religions and Christian mission at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author of Introducing World Religions and editor of Introducing World Christianity and Christian Worship Worldwide. He is also coeditor of The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion.
Content
Contents
Introduction
1. Who Are Christians?
2. Where Are Christians?
3. Why Is the Bible So Important to Christians?
4. What Is the Christian Church?
5. How Do Christians Worship?
6. Where Is Christianity Going?
7. How Does Christianity Relate to Other Religions?
Index
Introduction
1. Who Are Christians?
2. Where Are Christians?
3. Why Is the Bible So Important to Christians?
4. What Is the Christian Church?
5. How Do Christians Worship?
6. Where Is Christianity Going?
7. How Does Christianity Relate to Other Religions?
Index