World History of Christianity Contributor(s): Hastings, Adrian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802848753 ISBN-13: 9780802848758 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $46.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: This superb volume provides the first genuinely global one-volume history of the rise and development of the Christian faith. An international team of specialists takes seriously the geographical diversity of the Christian story, discussing the impact of Christianity not only in the West but also in Latin America, Africa, India, the Orient and Australasia. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History |
Dewey: 270 |
Physical Information: 1.22" H x 5.99" W x 8.98" (1.70 lbs) 608 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Christianity is the most global of religions. However, most books on the subject fail to do justice to the history of Christianity outside Europe and North America. This prodigious work provides the first genuinely global one-volume study of the rise, development, and impact of the Christian faith. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hastings, Adrian: - (1929-2001) Former professor emeritus of theology at theUniversity of Leeds in England. A theologian and churchhistorian, he wrote several books including A History ofChristianity in Africa, A History of EnglishChristianity, and The Church in Africa andedited A World History of Christianity and TheOxford Companion to Christian Thought. In recognitionof his scholarly achievements he was proposed for electionto a Fellowship of the British Academy, but died before theformal elections were held. |