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A Short History of Christianity
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Artikel-Nr:
9781442225909
Veröffentl:
2013
Seiten:
636
Autor:
Geoffrey Blainey
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Christianity has played a central role in world history, for better or worse, but beyond the story of Jesus, many people know little of this story. Geoffrey Blainey takes readers on a journey from the very beginnings of Christianity through to the current day.
For two thousand years, Christianity has had a varying but immense influence on world history. Accomplished historian Geoffrey Blainey leads us through the history of this world-changing religion.
A Short History of Christianity vividly describes many of the significant players in the religion’s rise and fall through the ages, from Jesus himself to Francis of Assisi, Martin Luther, Francis Xavier, John Wesley, and even the Beatles, who claimed to be “more popular than Jesus.” Blainey takes us into the world of Christian worshipers through the ages—from housewives to stonemasons—and traces the rise of the critics of Christ and his followers.
Eminently readable, and written with Blainey’s characteristic curiosity and storytelling skill, this book often places Christianity at the center of world history. Will it remain near the center? Blainey’s narrative illustrates that Christianity’s history is a much-repeated story of ups and downs.
A Short History of Christianity vividly describes many of the significant players in the religion’s rise and fall through the ages, from Jesus himself to Francis of Assisi, Martin Luther, Francis Xavier, John Wesley, and even the Beatles, who claimed to be “more popular than Jesus.” Blainey takes us into the world of Christian worshipers through the ages—from housewives to stonemasons—and traces the rise of the critics of Christ and his followers.
Eminently readable, and written with Blainey’s characteristic curiosity and storytelling skill, this book often places Christianity at the center of world history. Will it remain near the center? Blainey’s narrative illustrates that Christianity’s history is a much-repeated story of ups and downs.
Maps
Preface
PART ONE
1 The Boy From Galilee
2 The Death and Rebirth of Jesus
3 ‘Who Can Be Against Us?’
4 Bread, Wine and Water
5 In the Emperor’s Hands
6 The Gang of Heretics
7 Monks and Hermits
8 The Rise of Islam
PART TWO
9 The Battle of the Icons
10 Behind French Monastery Walls
11 Grenadiers of God
12 The Magic of Glass and Paint
13 A Star Above Assisi
14 The Crusaders
15 Rome, Avignon and the Golden Horn
16 The Pilgrims’ Paths
PART THREE
17 The Heralds of Christendom
18 A Swiss Sword-Carrier
19 A Tempest Across England
20 John Calvin’s Realm
21 Trent: The Endless Meeting
22 To the Ends of the Earth
23 A Reformation Untangled
PART FOUR
24 Pilgrim Bunyan and Quaker Fox
25 Two Open-Air Voices: Wesley and Whitefi eld
26 Turmoil in Paris
27 Christmas Carol
28 A Taste for Toleration
29 The Age of Steam And Haste
30 Coming of the Light and the Darkness
31 War and Peace
32 The Moving Eye of the Needle
33 ‘More Popular Than Jesus’
Acknowledgments
Selected Sources
Picture Credits
Index
Preface
PART ONE
1 The Boy From Galilee
2 The Death and Rebirth of Jesus
3 ‘Who Can Be Against Us?’
4 Bread, Wine and Water
5 In the Emperor’s Hands
6 The Gang of Heretics
7 Monks and Hermits
8 The Rise of Islam
PART TWO
9 The Battle of the Icons
10 Behind French Monastery Walls
11 Grenadiers of God
12 The Magic of Glass and Paint
13 A Star Above Assisi
14 The Crusaders
15 Rome, Avignon and the Golden Horn
16 The Pilgrims’ Paths
PART THREE
17 The Heralds of Christendom
18 A Swiss Sword-Carrier
19 A Tempest Across England
20 John Calvin’s Realm
21 Trent: The Endless Meeting
22 To the Ends of the Earth
23 A Reformation Untangled
PART FOUR
24 Pilgrim Bunyan and Quaker Fox
25 Two Open-Air Voices: Wesley and Whitefi eld
26 Turmoil in Paris
27 Christmas Carol
28 A Taste for Toleration
29 The Age of Steam And Haste
30 Coming of the Light and the Darkness
31 War and Peace
32 The Moving Eye of the Needle
33 ‘More Popular Than Jesus’
Acknowledgments
Selected Sources
Picture Credits
Index