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Europe - Was it ever really Christian? (Paperback, British ed.)
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Europe - Was it ever really Christian? (Paperback, British ed.)
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List price R589
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You Save R96 (16%)
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The decline of Christian beliefs and Christian practice in modern
Europe has often been commented on, and there have been calls for a
're-evangelization' of Europe. But how far has Europe really been
Christian? That is the fascinating issue explored in this book. In
a historical survey of the Graeco-Roman, Celtic and Germanic
backgrounds against which the gospel was first preached, Anton
Wessels asks how Christianity came to be related to pre-Christian
cultures. Were these swept away or just given a new significance?
Which elements of them were abolished and which Christianized? Did
Christianity prevail only by incorporating much of what had
previously existed? These questions are not just asked out of
curiosity. What has long fascinated the author is whether an
insight into the spread of Christianity through Europe can be of
any help in presenting the gospel in today's secularized world.
There is much talk of the cinculturation' of the gospel in other
cultures: African, Asian and Latin American; but Europe can be no
exception here and the inculturation of the gospel in European
countries is something of which Europeans should be far more aware.
Here is a wealth of fascinating information, from the Graeco-Roman
mystery religions through the Arthurian legends to the German
festivals. And here is an area of exploration which is likely to
prove increasingly important.
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