Entangled christianities / by David Anthony.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anthony, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--20th century.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

Entangled Christianities looks at Christianity in flux. Each chapter recounts a moment of crisis and opportunity in the history of Christianity; from the selection of the biblical canon to the Iconoclast struggle of the Reformation, and from the religious conversions of Scandinavian Norsemen and Native Americans to the establishment of religious liberty in the US Constitution. In each event, Christianity engages in a dialogue with internal and external voices, thereby negotiating the shape and meaning of Christianity. Underlying these negotiations is an often unstated reality; that there is not and never has been a single Christianity. The meaning and direction of Christianity was disputed, even in the days of Peter, Paul and James. The history of Christianity can perhaps be better understood as a history of Christianities. This work is designed to capture pivotal moments, wherein Christianity encountered challenges to its identity and structures.

Contents:

Entangled gospels

Nascent Christology

Medieval Christology

Do you see what I see?

Bronze Age Norse religion

The cross and the hammer

Jefferson and Madison : founders of religious liberty

The pyramid Lake Paiute

Wovoka : Paiute messiah

The quest for the historical Jesus in the 21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 11, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-9553-9

OCLC:

1284940730