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CHRISTIANITY: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY New title provides an essential history of the world’s most popular religion, its origins and development, and its key doctrines and concepts
Christianity is the most popular religion in the world: having long ago spread beyond its historic heartlands in Europe and the Near East, it has been embraced by hundreds of millions in the Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Asia. Christianity: The Illustrated History provides an accessible account of the religion’s origins and development, as well as its key ideas and concepts. On these pages, Christianity comes alive through its mystics, saints, artists, philosophers, and writers— as well as the human story of Christ and his followers. Organized in four parts, this engrossing volume traces Christianity’s growth from small local sect to global power; gives an overview of beliefs, rituals, and festivals within the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox traditions; offers a fascinating survey of sacred scrolls, testaments, apocrypha, and prayers; and examines the issues faced by the religion’s diverse faith communities as they seek to meet the challenges of a new millennium. Gorgeously illustrated throughout, it includes ten special feature spreads that serve as mini‐essays on various aspects of art and architecture. The scholarly yet readable text also includes more than 100 fascinating boxes and sidebars that emphasize Christianity’s legacy—from philosophical ideas and educational institutions to selfless traditions of charity and caring. Hans J. Hillenbrand is Professor and Chair, Department of Religion, Duke University, North Carolina. He specializes in the Reformation and the history of modern Christianity. Among his many titles is the seminal work The Protestant Reformation (1968). He was also editor‐ in‐chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation (1996), which won the Roland H. Bainton Prize for reference works. In September 2008, he was ordered The Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, given to German citizens and citizens of other countries for a broad range of achievements that benefit German culture, economic activity or social well‐being.
CHRISTIANITY: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY CHURCH AND SOCIETY CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION SACRED ART AND ARCHITECTURE Hans J. Hillerbrand, General Editor Duncan Baird, an imprint of Sterling Publishing Sale date: October 7, 2008 256 pp ISBN: 1‐84483‐717‐3 ISBN13: 9781844837175 $35.00 US y $38.00 CAN Hardcover with jacket y Color y 8 ½ x 11
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ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS Mark Goodacre (“The Life of Jesus”) is Associate Professor in New Testament at the Department of Religion, Duke University, North Carolina. Anne T. Thayer (“The Story of the Church”) is Associate Professor of Church History at Lancaster Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania. Hans Schwarz (“God and Humankind”) is Professor of Theology at the University of Regensburg, Germany. Karen B. Westerfield Tucker (“Christian Practice”) is Professor of Worship at the School of Theology, Boston University. Samuel Wells (“Christian Ethics”) is Dean of Duke University Chapel and Research Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke Divinity School. Professor Graham Ward (“Christian Community”) teaches in the Department of Religion and Theology at the University of Manchester. Chester Gillis (“Catholicism”) is the Amaturo Chair in Catholic Studies in the Department of Theology and a Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, World Affairs, and Peace at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Martin E. Marty (“Protestantism” and “Faith in Action”) is Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. Bradley Nassif (“Eastern Orthodoxy”) is Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago. Keith Elliott (“The Word of God” and “The Christian Canon”) is Professor of New Testament Textual Criticism at the University of Leeds, England. G.R. Evans (“Unity and Diversity”) is a professor in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge, where she researches in and teaches medieval intellectual history, medieval theology, and ecumenical theology. Caroline Bruzelius (art and architecture features) is Anne M. Cogan Professor in the department of Art History at Duke University, specializing in medieval architecture and sculpture.
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