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In Christianity: The Biography Ian Shaw charts the story of Christianity from its birth and infancy among a handful of followers of Jesus Christ, through its years of development into a global religious movement, spanning continents and cultures and transcending educational and social backgrounds.
This new, accessible overview of the global history of Christianity:
Narrates the story of the Christian tradition and its global heritage over two millennia
Introduces the major phases, developments, movements, and personalities
Explores interactions of Christianity with the wider society
Is written from within the evangelical tradition, but accessible to others
Presents nuanced, cogent analysis that draws on the latest scholarship
Contents
Introduction: Opening Up a Life Story
1: The Cradle: The World into Which Christianity Was Born
2: Smiles: Early Church Growth
3. First Words: Early Christian Writings
4: Tears: Persecutions
5. Learning to Write
6. It's Official: The Start of Imperial Christianity
7: Moving On and Out
8: Reflecting Inwardly and Reaching Out
9. Disagreements and Rivalries
10: Deepening Thinking Capacities
11. Growing, Contracting, Questioning
12: Divisions
13. Continuity and Change
14: Desires for Purity, Orthodoxy, and Piety
15: Enlightenment
16: Revolution
17: Challenge and Crisis
18. An Age of Turmoil
19: Creeping into Old Age, or Advancing into Young Adulthood?
20: Towards the Next Chapter in Life
Further reading
Index
