The changing shape of church history / Justo L. Gonzalez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González, Justo L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Historiography.

Church history.

Developing countries--Church history--Historiography.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Mo. : Chalice Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

New, different readings of church history are finally reflecting Christianity's deep roots in every culture worldwide. Gonz#65533;lez listens to voices from centers other than the North Atlantic to help us see a different perspective of church history---a global story that includes those previously marginalized---as he offers us a hopeful outlook for the future of world Christianity.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Part I: The Changing Geography of Church History ""; ""1. The Changing Cartography ""; ""2. The Changing Topography ""; ""3. Cataclysmic Changes ""; ""4. The Failing Map of Modernity ""; ""5. Mapping a New Catholicity ""; ""Part II: The Changing History of Church History ""; ""6. The Struggle over the History of Israel ""; ""7. The Struggle over Greco-Roman History ""; ""8. The Struggle over Secular History ""; ""9. The Struggle over the History of the Church ""; ""10. The Future of Church History ""; ""Notes ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-159).

ISBN:

0-8272-0575-9