A Short World History of Christianity

by Mullin, Robert Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780664226862
• ISBN10: 0664226868
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-18
• Publisher: Presbyterian Pub Corp

Summary

In this highly readable volume, Robert Bruce Mullin surveys the rise and spread of Christianity throughout the world. Global in focus and covering the expanse of Christian history, the book unveils the challenges that Christianity has faced throughout the centuries.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: "Fire upon the Earth"	p. xi
Shaping a Christian Tradition	p. 1
"Who Is This Man?"	p. 3
Going Out into the World	p. 14
Defending and Defining	p. 26
Living in a Hostile World	p. 38
Embracing the World	p. 51
The Constantinian Revolution	p. 53
Defining and Dividing	p. 64
Out of One, Many	p. 77
The Shifting Center	p. 91
The Emergence of Christian Europe	p. 93
Endings and Beginnings	p. 106
The Dividing of Western Christendom	p. 119
Contesting Boundaries	p. 133
The Battle for the Soul of Europe	p. 135
The Reinternationalization of Christianity	p. 149
Reason and Faith	p. 163
Placing Christianity in a New World	p. 175
Challenging Christendom	p. 177
Creating a New World (Nineteenth-Century Style)	p. 187
The Great Divide	p. 200
The "Great Century"	p. 213
Wrestling with Modernity	p. 229
The End of Innocence	p. 231
The Modern Quest for Unity	p. 244
Facing Postmodernity	p. 259
A New Christian World	p. 261
Epilogue	p. 279
Suggested Readings	p. 285
Index	p. 289
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