Author: John Baur
Publisher:
Published: 2010-09
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9781570758829
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Philip Jenkins
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2008-10-28
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 0061472808
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with significant communities extending as far as China. The Lost History of Christianity unveils a vast and forgotten network of the world's largest and most influential Christian churches that existed to the east of the Roman Empire. These churches and their leaders ruled the Middle East for centuries and became the chief administrators and academics in the new Muslim empire. The author recounts the shocking history of how these churches—those that had the closest link to Jesus and the early church—died. Jenkins takes a stand against current scholars who assert that variant, alternative Christianities disappeared in the fourth and fifth centuries on the heels of a newly formed hierarchy under Constantine, intent on crushing unorthodox views. In reality, Jenkins says, the largest churches in the world were the “heretics” who lost the orthodoxy battles. These so-called heretics were in fact the most influential Christian groups throughout Asia, and their influence lasted an additional one thousand years beyond their supposed demise. Jenkins offers a new lens through which to view our world today, including the current conflicts in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Without this lost history, we lack an important element for understanding our collective religious past. By understanding the forgotten catastrophe that befell Christianity, we can appreciate the surprising new births that are occurring in our own time, once again making Christianity a true world religion.
Author: Thomas C. Oden
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2010-07-23
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 0830837051
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Thomas C. Oden surveys the decisive role of African Christians and theologians in shaping the doctrines and practices of the church of the first five centuries, and makes an impassioned plea for the rediscovery of that heritage. Christians throughout the world will benefit from this reclaiming of an important heritage.
Author: David Lawrence Edwards
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 680
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Wide-ranging and authoritative, this book explores Christianity as it has taken root in societies across five continents.
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Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 2017-05-09
Total Pages: 2162
ISBN-13: 1496424719
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Africa Study Bible brings together 350 contributors from over 50 countries, providing a unique African perspective. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture, with special attention to the African context. Each feature was planned by African leaders to help readers grow strong in Jesus Christ by providing understanding and instruction on how to live a good and righteous life--Publisher.
Author: Elizabeth Isichei
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 0802808433
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Isichei's thorough study surveys the full breadth of Christianity in Africa, from the early story of Egyptian Christianity to the churches of the Middle Years (1500-1800) to the prolific success of missions throughout the 1900s. This important book fills a conspicuous void of scholarly works on Africa's Christian history. Includes 26 maps.
Author: Robert Louis Wilken
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2012-11-27
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 0300118848
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes the first 1,000 years of Christian history, from the early practices and beliefs through the conversion of Constantine as well as documenting its growth to communities in Ethiopia, Armenia, Central Asia, India and China.