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9780192803221

Christianity: A Very Short Introduction

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    9780192803221

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-09-01
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Christianity: A Very Short Introduction offers a bold new overview of theworld's largest religion. It takes as its theme contrasting types of power inChristianity - power as control and power as love. The book examines thecompetition for power between different forms of Christianity - churchChristianity, monastic and mystical Christianity and the different forms ofmodern Christianity. In doing so it offers an introduction to the mainmanifestations of Christianity, their key symbols, ideas and teachings and theirinteraction with one another and with 'worldly' power. The book concludes byshowing the increasing power of women and 'Third World' christians in modernChristianity.

Author Biography

Linda Woodhead is Senior Lecturer in Christian Studies at Lancaster University.

Table of Contents

List of illustrationsp. ix
Introductionp. 1
Jesus: the God-manp. 6
The signs and symbols of Christianityp. 24
Church and Biblical Christianityp. 46
Mystical Christianityp. 71
Modern Christianity: the Westp. 89
Christianity beyond the Westp. 109
A woman's religion?p. 128
Conclusionp. 147
Source materialp. 151
Further readingp. 152
Chronologyp. 157
Indexp. 159
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