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Owen Chadwick, an eminent church historian, has written an original, sweeping history of the Christian faith from the perspective of a people's religion. A History of Christianity will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in one of the most powerful influences on global civilization. Starting with Christianity's origins as a Jewish sect, the author shows how Europe was converted; and then how the Christian faith was accepted by the Americas, much of Africa and parts of the East. He discusses the effects of the faith on the lives of believers throughout two millennia: the mutually uneasy relationship of the early Christians with the State; the rise of great monastic and clerical institutions, the different holy orders and their roles in disseminating the faith; Christ's imitators, and the canonization of exemplary Christians; the coming of the Protestants, and their attitudes towards work, worship and religious toleration; and Christianity's decline in Europe but expansion into the wider world, alongside twentieth-century issues such as the emancipation of women, birth control, Muslim fundamentalism, Nazi racism and Marxist atheism. In addition, he explains the evolution of the faith's artistic expression: the development of ecclesiastical architecture, from discreet house churches in the Roman age, via the soaring splendour of the Middle Ages, to the studios of the TV evangelists; the rituals, including the interpretations of the sacred texts, vestments, and the rise of choral music, from oratorio to hymns and spirituals. He discusses the Church's role in caring within the community - both medical and pastoral care - and its shifting attitudes to cruelty and war, from themartyrdoms of the Spanish Inquisition to the pacifism of this century.
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- Title A History of Christianity
- Author Owen Chadwick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Third Printing
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-04-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780312187231 / 0312187238
- Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 in (27.69 x 21.34 x 2.03 cm)
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- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress subjects Church history
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96002631
- Dewey Decimal Code 270
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