LEADER 03218nam 22005174a 450 001 9910964199103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 0 $a9781405148870 010 0 $a140514887X 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7104546 035 $a(CKB)24989496400041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC239865 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4957260 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL239865 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10300829 035 $a(OCoLC)437153183 035 $a(Perlego)2748813 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924989496400041 100 $a20050307d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA brief history of Christianity /$fCarter Lindberg 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford, UK ;$aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2006 215 $axi, 216 p 225 1 $aBlackwell brief histories of religion 300 $aIncludes index 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe responsibility to remember : introduction to the historiography of Christianity -- "The law of praying is the law of believing" -- Sibling rivalry : heresy, orthodoxy, and the ecumenical councils -- The heavenly city : the Augustinian synthesis of biblical religion and Hellenism -- The development of the Medieval papacy -- Faith in search of understanding : Anselm, Abelard, and the beginnings of scholasticism -- The Medieval church -- The Reformations of the sixteenth century -- Pietism and the Enlightenment -- Challenge and response : the church in the nineteenth century -- The Christian churches since World War I. 330 $aCharting the rise and development of Christianity, Carter Lindberg has succeeded in writing a concise and compelling history of the world's largest religion. He spans over 2,000 years of colorful incident to give an authoritative history of Christianity for both the general reader and the beginning student. Ranges from the missionary journeys of the apostles to the tele-evangelism of the twenty-first century. Demonstrates how the Christian community received and forged its identity from its development of the Bible to the present day. Covers topics fundamental to understanding the course of Western Christianity, including the growth of the papacy, heresy and schism, reformation and counter-reformation. Includes an introduction to the historiography of Christianity, a note on the problems of periodization, an appendix on theological terms, and a useful bibliography. An authoritative yet succinct history, written to appeal to a general audience as well as students of the history of Christianity. Written by internationally regarded theologian, Carter Lindberg, who is the author of numerous titles on theology and Church history. 410 0$aBlackwell brief histories of religion. 606 $aChurch history 615 0$aChurch history. 676 $a270 686 $a192$2njb/09 686 $a270$2njb/09 700 $aLindberg$b Carter$f1937-$0727052 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910964199103321 996 $aA brief history of Christianity$94366431 997 $aUNINA