Christianizing Christendom

Author : Adriaan Bredero
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 080284992X

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Christendom and Christianity in the Middle Ages by Adriaan Bredero Pdf

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. Though buffeted on all sides by rapid and at times cataclysmic social, political, and economic change, the medieval church was able to make adjustments that kept it from becoming simply a fossil from the past rather than an enduring institution of salvation. The dynamic interaction between the medieval church and society gives form to this compelling and well-informed study by Adriaan Bredero. By considering medieval Christianity in full relation to its historical context, Bredero elucidates complex medieval realities -- many of which run counter to common modern notions about the Middle Ages. Bredero moves beyond the usual treatment of history by framing his overall discussion in terms of a fascinating and relevant question: To what extent is Christianity today still molded by medieval society? The book begins with an overview of religion and the church in medieval society, from the early Christianization of Western Europe through the fifteenth century. Bredero counters earlier romanticized assessments of the Middle Ages as a thoroughly Christian period by arriving at a definition of Christendom, not in its original sense as the empire of Charlemagne, but rather as "the countries, people, and matters which stood under the influence of Christ."

Author : Samuel Leslie Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Christian life
ISBN : UVA:X030809924

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Christianizing Christendom by Samuel Leslie Morris Pdf

Author : Philip Jenkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199911530

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The Next Christendom by Philip Jenkins Pdf

In this new and substantially expanded Third Edition, Philip Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expansion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Drawing upon the extensive new scholarship that has appeared on this topic in recent years, he asks how the new Christianity is likely to affect the poor, among whom it finds its most devoted adherents. How should we interpret the enormous success of prosperity churches across the Global South? Politically, what will be the impact of new Christian movements? Will Christianity contribute to liberating the poor, to give voices to the previously silent, or does it threaten only to bring new kinds of division and conflict? Does Christianity liberate women, or introduce new scriptural bases for subjection? Acclaim for previous editions of The Next Christendom: Named one of the Top Religion Books of 2002 by USA Today Named One of the Top Ten Religion Books of the Year by Booklist (2002) Winner of the Christianity Today Book Award in the category of "Christianity and Culture" (2002) "Jenkins is to be commended for reminding us, throughout the often gripping pages of this lively work...that the history of Christianity is the history of innovative--and unpredictable--adaptations." --The New York Times Book Review "This is a landmark book. Jenkin's thesis is comprehensively researched; his analysis is full of insight; and his projection of the future may indeed prove to be prophetic." --Baptist Times "A valuable and provocative look at the phenomenon widely ignored in the affluent North but likely to be of enormous importance in the century ahead.... The Next Christendom is chillingly realistic about the relationship between Christianity and Islam." --Russell Shaw, Crisis "If the times demand nothing less than a major rethinking of contemporary global history from a Christian perspective, The Next Christendom will be one of the significant landmarks pointing the way." --Mark Noll, Books & Culture

Author : Peter Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 741 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118301265

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The Rise of Western Christendom by Peter Brown Pdf

This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional color images, and an updated bibliography. The essential general survey of medieval European Christendom, Brown's vivid prose charts the compelling and tumultuous rise of an institution that came to wield enormous religious and secular power. Clear and vivid history of Christianity's rise and its pivotal role in the making of Europe Written by the celebrated Princeton scholar who originated of the field of study known as 'late antiquity' Includes a fully updated bibliography and index

Author : Santosh Thomas
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Asia
ISBN : 8183240054

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Christianity and Culture by Santosh Thomas Pdf

Author : James C. Russell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Christian sociology
ISBN : 9780195104660

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The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity by James C. Russell Pdf

Discusses German influence on the development of early medieval Christianity.

Author : Donald M. Lewis
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802824838

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Christianity Reborn by Donald M. Lewis Pdf

Christianity Reborn provides the first transnational in-depth analysis of the global expansion of evangelical Protestantism during the past century. While the growth of evangelical Christianity in the non-Western world has already been documented, the significance of this book lies in its scholarly treatment of that phenomenon. Written by prominent historians of religion, these chapters explore the expansion of evangelical (including charismatic) Christianity in non-English-speaking lands, with special reference to dynamic indigenous responses. The range of locations covered includes western and southern Africa, eastern and southern Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. The concluding essay provides a sociological account of evangelicalism's success, highlighting its ability to create a multiplicity of faith communities suited to very different ethnic, racial, and geographical regions. At a time of great interest in the growth of Christianity in the non-Western world, this volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of what may be another turning point in the historical development of evangelical faith. Contributors: Marthinus L. Daneel Allan K. Davidson Paul Freston Robert Eric Frykenberg Jehu J. Hanciles Philip Yuen-sang Leung Donald M. Lewis David Martin Mark A. Noll Brian Stanley W. R. Ward

Author : Linda Woodhead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 0191780944

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Christianity by Linda Woodhead Pdf

This is a short, accessible analysis of Christianity that focuses on its social and cultural diversity as well as its historical dimensions.

Author : David E. Fitch,Geoffrey Holsclaw
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118203262

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Prodigal Christianity by David E. Fitch,Geoffrey Holsclaw Pdf

An engaging and thoughtful book that guides readers into the frontiers of being a missional Christian Prodigal Christianity offers a down-to-earth, accessible, and yet provocative understanding of God's mission of redemption in the world, and how followers of Christ can participate in this work. It speaks into the discontent of all those who have exhausted conservative, liberal, and even emergent ways of being Christian and are looking for a new way forward. It offers building blocks for missional theology and practice that moves Christians into a gospel-centered way of life for our culture and our times. Offers a compelling and creative vision for North American Christians Puts forth a theology and ten critical signposts that must be observed to follow a missional way of life: post-Christendom, missio Dei, incarnation, witness, scripture, gospel, church, sexuality, justice, pluralism Asks questions and points to issues that trouble many leaders in the post-modern, post-denominational, post-Christendom church This book can fill the gap for the average Christian left discontented with the current options "after evangelicalism."

Author : Gordon L. Heath,Steven M. Studebaker
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625648013

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The Globalization of Christianity by Gordon L. Heath,Steven M. Studebaker Pdf

While Christianity appears to be in decline in the West it is growing robustly in the global South. What does this mean for the Christianity that was once considered to be the religion of the West? The new contexts and trajectories require innovative responses and relevant theological reflection in the church. This volume addresses these changes through identifying and analyzing global shifts, highlighting practical innovations in the church that attempt to deal with new trajectories, and proposing theological positions intended to help face the issues and challenges of the twenty-first century. Contributors to this volume include Philip Jenkins (The Next Christendom, The New Faces of Christianity, God's Continent), Steven M. Studebaker, Gordon L. Heath, Bradley K. Broadhead, Christof Sauer, Lee Beach, Michael P. Knowles, Peter Althouse, Michael Wilkinson, John H. Issak, David K. Taurus, and Seongho Kang.

Author : Martin Koci
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350322646

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Christianity after Christendom by Martin Koci Pdf

What comes after the end of Christendom? Christianity has ceased to function as the dominant force in society and yet the Christian faith continues. How are we to understand Christianity in this 'after'? Bringing into conversation seven unorthodox or 'heretical' continental philosophers, including Jan Patocka, Jean-Luc Nancy, Gianni Vattimo and John D. Caputo, Martin Koci re-centres the debates around philosophy's so-called return to religion to address the current 'not-Christian, but not yet non-Christian' culture. In the modern context of increasing secularization and pluralization, Christianity after Christendom boldly proposes that Christians must embrace the demise of Christianity as a meta-narrative and see their faith as an existential mode of being-in-the-world. Whilst not denying the religion's history, this 'after' of Christianity emancipates the discourse from the socio-historical focus on Christendom and introduces new perspectives on Christianity as an embodied religious tradition, as a way of being, even as a faithfulness to the world. In dialogue with a broad range of philosophical movements, including deconstruction, phenomenology, hermeneutics and postmodern critiques of religion, this is a timely examination of the present and future of post-Christendom Christianity.

Author : Haraldur Hreinsson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004449572

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Force of Words: A Cultural History of Christianity and Politics in Medieval Iceland (11th- 13th Centuries) by Haraldur Hreinsson Pdf

Haraldur Hreinsson examines the social and political significance of the Christian religion as the Roman Church was taking hold in medieval Iceland in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.

Author : Mark A. Driscoll
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781414383620

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A Call to Resurgence by Mark A. Driscoll Pdf

It’s tempting to believe that the Christian faith is alive and well in our country today. Our politicians talk about God. Our mega-churches are filled. Christian schools dot our landscape. Brace yourself. It’s an illusion. Believe it or not, only 8 percent of Americans profess and practice true evangelical Christian faith. There are more left-handed people than evangelical Christians in America. In this book, Mark Driscoll delivers a wake-up call for every believer: We are living in a post-Christian culture—a culture fundamentally at odds with faith in Jesus. This is good and bad news. The good news is that God is still working, redeeming people from this spiritual wasteland and inspiring a resurgence of faithful believers. The bad news is that many believers just don’t get it. They continue to gather exclusively into insular tribes, lobbing e-bombs at each other in cyberspace. Mark’s book is a clarion call for Christians. It’s time to get to work. We can only do this if we unite around Jesus and the essentials found in his Word, while at the same time, appreciating the distinctives within each Christian tribe. Mark shows us how to do just that. This isn’t the time to wait or debate. Join the resurgence.

Author : Matt Stefon Assistant Editor, Religion
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615304936

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Christianity by Matt Stefon Assistant Editor, Religion Pdf

Describes the basic doctrines, history, and religious practices of Christianity, including Christian concepts of human nature, and profiles famous Christian figures throughout history.

Author : P. Chung
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780230106550

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Public Theology in an Age of World Christianity by P. Chung Pdf

This book aims to rearticulate and reinterpret a Christian concept of God's mission and evangelization in light of the universal, irregular, and transversal horizon of God's narrative as it pertains to the realities of public sphere.