A People's History Of Christianity :

By:

"Bass, Diana Butler"

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York :Description: "xi, 353 p. ; 24 cm."ISBN:

9.78E+12

Subject(s):

CHURCH HISTORY.;LIBERALISM -- RELIGIOUS ASPECTS -- CHRISTIANITY - HISTORY

Summary: "Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-341) and index. While bringing to life the movements, personalities, and spiritual disciplines that have always informed and ignited Christian worship and social activism, Butler Bass persuasively argues that corrective--even subversive--beliefs and practices have always been hallmarks of Christianity and are necessary to nourish communities of faith. After Jesus -- The way : early Christianity, 100-500. Christianity as a way of life ; Devotion : the love of God ; Ethics : the love of neighbor -- The cathedral : medieval Christianity, 500-1450. Christianity as spiritual architecture ; Devotion : paradise restored ; Ethics : who is my neighbor? -- The word : Reformation Christianity, 1450-1650. Christianity as living words ; Devotion : speaking of faith ; Ethics : walking the talk -- The quest : modern Christianity, 1650-1945. Christianity as a quest for truth ; Devotion : the quest for light ; Ethics : kingdom quest -- The river : contemporary Christianity, 1945-now. The river."

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General books	PAC UNIVERSITY	BR 148.B37 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		17740

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"Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-341) and index. While bringing to life the movements, personalities, and spiritual disciplines that have always informed and ignited Christian worship and social activism, Butler Bass persuasively argues that corrective--even subversive--beliefs and practices have always been hallmarks of Christianity and are necessary to nourish communities of faith. After Jesus -- The way : early Christianity, 100-500. Christianity as a way of life ; Devotion : the love of God ; Ethics : the love of neighbor -- The cathedral : medieval Christianity, 500-1450. Christianity as spiritual architecture ; Devotion : paradise restored ; Ethics : who is my neighbor? -- The word : Reformation Christianity, 1450-1650. Christianity as living words ; Devotion : speaking of faith ; Ethics : walking the talk -- The quest : modern Christianity, 1650-1945. Christianity as a quest for truth ; Devotion : the quest for light ; Ethics : kingdom quest -- The river : contemporary Christianity, 1945-now. The river."