A Short Introduction to the History of Christianity - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1506445977 ISBN 13 : 9781506445977

Editeur : Fortress Press,U.S., 2018

Synopsis

Tim Dowley's masterful one-volume survey of church history is now available in a new concise format designed with today's student in mind. Each section of Dowley's Introduction to the History of Christianity has been reviewed and content edited to create a more compact summary of Christian history. This new, shorter introduction retains the full-color format of the popular full edition, including the third edition's new images and maps.Dowley has assembled a global cast of respected scholars to write the full story of the rise of the Christian faith and to provide a rounded picture of the worldwide development of Christianity. The volume has been praised as accurate, scholarly, and balanced. Its writers are committed to Christianity but also to the unhindered pursuit of truth that does not avoid the darker aspects of the varied story of Christianity.The accessible text is supported by detailed timelines, maps, profiles of key figures in Christianity, colorful images, and a complete glossary. Each section includes questions for discussion.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tim Dowley is a historian and prolific author and editor of Bible and theology resources. He is the author of The Student Bible Atlas (Fortress Press, 2015), Christian Music: A Global History (Fortress Press, 2011), and The Christians: An Illustrated History (2007) and editor of The Atlas of Christian History (Fortress Press, 2016) and The Atlas of the European Reformations (Fortress Press, 2015), among many other titles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fortress Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1506445977
• ISBN 13: 9781506445977
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 462
• Éditeur: Dowley Tim
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• Personne responsable: non disponible