Linda Woodhead combines theology and social history to create the
most marvellously detailed study of Christianity and its followers.
Woodhead traces the origins of Christianity, which can be said to
pre-date Christ by many years, and shows what shaped the religion
that we know today. She is especially perceptive in examining the
role of the Christian Church in influencing and exercising power.
Not all the Church's motivations, let alone its actions, have been
edifying. The spiritual aspects of Christianity are set alongside
the material and social events of 2000 years while looking at how
the religion has interacted with the wider society. Such things as
politics, violence and gender issues have all played significant
parts in the development of the religion. The book is written in an
immediately captivating way that peels away any suggestion of
dullness from its subject. You don't have to be familiar with the
Bible to enjoy this.(Kirkus UK)
An Introduction to Christianity examines the key figures, events
and ideas of two thousand years of Christian history and places
them in context. It considers the religion in its material as well
as its spiritual dimensions and explores its interactions with
wider society such as money, politics, force, gender and the
family, and non-Christian cultures and societies. This Introduction
places particular focus on the ways in which Christianity has
understood, embodied and related to power. It shows how the
Church's longstanding love affair with 'higher power', both human
and divine, has been repeatedly challenged by alternative ideas of
of 'power from below', both sacred and secular. Finally, by
bringing the history of Christianity right up-to-date, this book
explores the ways in which churches of both North and South react
to the rise of modern democracy. Comprehensive and accessible, this
book will appeal to the student and general reader.
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