The Crucible of Christianity: The Forging of a World Faith - Couverture rigide

Hill, Jonathan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0745953336 ISBN 13 : 9780745953335

Editeur : Lion Books, 2010

Synopsis

Today Christianity is the largest religion in the world, its influence felt in every corner of the globe. But where did this religion come from? How did it take shape and formulate its beliefs? This enthralling book takes us back to the beginnings, setting us in the world of the Roman Empire and assessing the dominant philosophies of the time. How was the New Testament written and determined? How, after the first century AD, did Christianity set out on the road to an intellectually coherent account of its faith? How did it relate to the other main religion that grew up at the same time - Gnosticism. In The Crucible of Christianity, we see the battle lines drawn and understand how notions of orthodoxy and heresy emerged. We meet the key thinkers who forged Christianity out of the crucible of dispute and conflict.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Hill is Lecturer in Philosophy of Religion at the University ofExeter. He holds an MPhil in Theology from Oxford, and a PhD in Philosophy from the National University of Singapore. He is the author of the highly acclaimed The History of Christian Thought (Lion, 2003), What HasChristianity Ever Done for Us? (Lion, 2005), The Big Questions (Lion, 2007), and The New Lion Handbook: The History of Christianity (Lion, 2007).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lion Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745953336
• ISBN 13: 9780745953335
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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