The forgotten creed : Christianity's original struggle against bigotry, slavery, and sexism / Stephen J. Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, Stephen J., 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity--Biblical teaching.

Identity (Psychology).

Identification (Religion)--Biblical teaching.

Identification (Religion).

Equality--Religious aspects--Christianity--Biblical teaching.

Equality.

Bible. Galatians, III, 28--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

The first Christian creed said nothing about Christ, God, or salvation. Instead it told the followers of Jesus who they were: Children of God. Among them, distinctions of race, class, and gender would count for nothing. The Forgotten Creed is the story of that first, forgotten creed and its remarkable vision of human solidarity.

Contents:

The unbelievable creed

Christianity's forgotten first creed

The oldest cliché

Children of God

There is no Jew Or Greek

There is no slave or free

There is no male and female

You are all one.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-086584-9

0-19-087903-3

0-19-086583-0