Anglický jazyk

Christianity

Vydavateľstvo: Oxford University Press
Rok vydania: 2004
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9780192803221

Autor: Very Short Introduction

A short, accessible, and original analysis of the world`s largest religion
Considers Christianity outside Europe, from its early history in Asia and Africa to... Viac o knihe

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A short, accessible, and original analysis of the world`s largest religion
Considers Christianity outside Europe, from its early history in Asia and Africa to the modern charismatic explosion in Latin America, Africa, and the Far East
Looks at the role of women in Christianity`s past, present, and future.

At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern hemisphere but declining in much of the West, thisVery Short Introduction offers an important new overview of the world`s largest religion.
Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, this book provides a fresh, lively, and candid portrait of its past and present. Addressing topics that other studies neglect, including the competition for power between different forms of Christianity, the churches` uses of power, and their struggles with modernity, Linda Woodhead concludes by showing the ways in which those who previously had the least power in Christianity--women and non-Europeans--have become increasingly central to its unfolding story.