Christianity : a global history
著者
書誌事項
Christianity : a global history
Allen Lane, Penguin Press, 2000
大学図書館所蔵 全1件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-642) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Christianity claims the allegiance of up to a third of the world's population and has had a profound impact on almost all the rest. In his accessible and comprehensive history, leading authority David Chidester examines the key doctrines and developments, from the ancient origins of Christian beliefs and practices during the first five centuries, through the historical transitions of the mediaeval and Byzantine era, to the global transformations of Christianity in the modern world. Alongside this broad panorama is a richly human story which the author encapsulates in incisive character sketches and historical vignettes. Change and conflict have defined the history of Christianity, and Chidester traces its extraordinary transition from persecuted "superstition" to persecuting imperial religion; through the upheavals that led to the emergence of the Orthodox Catholic and Protestant churches; and the diverse ideals which inspired pilgrims, scholars, monks and mystics, Crusaders and witch-hunters, devotees of the Virgin Mary and alleged heretics.
Although the churches had always reached out to convert others, when Columbus set sail for the New World in 1492, Christianity was still predominantly European. Yet missionary and colonial activities soon began decisively to alter the religious ladnscape of Russia, Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific Islands. Chidester assesses the complex culture clashes, the churches' tangled relations with other faiths, and the extent of Christian complicity in anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. In the last half-century, the Cold War and today's consumerist society have presented a huge range of fresh challenges to a religion which now relies on cartoon strips and websites as much as icons and stained-glass windows. Full of trenchant analysis and revealing detail, David Chidester's enthralling book brings the story of Christianity vividly to life.
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