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Brief Introduction to Christianity [Pehme köide]

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This brief introduction to Christianity is designed to help readers understand this important religious tradition. With both nuance and balance, this text provides broad coverage of various forms of Christianity with an arresting layout with rich colors. It offers both historical overviews and modern perspectives on Christian beliefs and practices. The user-friendly content is enhanced by charts of religious festivals, historic timelines, updated maps, and a useful glossary.

It is ideal for courses on Christianity and will be a useful, concise reference for all readers eager to know more about this important religious tradition and its place in our contemporary world.

Contributors 7(3)
List of Maps
8(2)
List of Time Charts
8(2)
List of Festival Charts
8(2)
List of Illustrations
9(1)
Preface 10(2)
PART 1 UNDERSTANDING RELIGION
1 What Is Religion?
12(3)
2 Phenomenology and the Study of Religion
15(6)
3 The Anthropology of Religion
21(5)
Myths and Symbols
24(2)
4 The Sociology of Religion
26(5)
5 The Psychology of Religion
31(3)
6 Theological Approaches to the Study of Religion
34(4)
7 Critical Theory and Religion
38(4)
8 Ritual and Performance
42(10)
PART 2 CHRISTIANITY
9 A Historical Overview
52(8)
10 Jesus
60(13)
Branches of the Church
68(5)
11 Sacred Writings
73(2)
12 Beliefs
75(7)
13 Worship and Festivals
82(8)
I am a Christian
88(2)
14 Family and Society
90(3)
15 Contemporary Christianity
93(43)
Gallery
101(23)
Rapid Fact-Finder
124(12)
Index 136(2)
Picture Acknowledgments 138