Christianity: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) - Softcover

Woodhead, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199687749 ISBN 13: 9780199687749

Verlag: OUP Oxford, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern hemisphere but declining in much of the West, this Very Short Introduction offers an important overview of the world's largest religion.

Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, Linda Woodhead provides a fresh, lively, and candid portrait of Christianity's past and present. Addressing topics including the competition for power between different forms of Christianity, the churches' use of power, and its struggles with modernity, this new edition includes up to date information on the growth and geographical spread of Eastern Christianity, reflecting the global nature of Christianity in our ever-shifting contemporary culture.

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Linda Woodhead is Professor of Sociology of Religion at Lancaster University, UK. Her research interests lie in the entanglements of religion, politics, and economy, both historically and in the contemporary world. Between 2007 and 2013 she directed the Religion and Society Programme http://www.religionandsociety.org.uk, the UK's largest ever research investment on religion. Her books include Religion and Change in Modern Britain, A Sociology of Religious Emotions, and The Spiritual Revolution: Why Religion is Giving Way to Spirituality.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0199687749
• ISBN 13: 9780199687749
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
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