Christianity: A Brief Introduction

by Charles E. Farhadian

Overview

An expert on world religions provides a compelling look into the shape and movement of Christianity's past, present, and future. Charles Farhadian accounts for the cultural, social, and theological issues that have shaped Christianity worldwide as he describes the distinctives of the world's largest religion. Addressing the global nature of Christianity without focusing exclusively on that topic, this supplementary text could serve in a variety of courses across the curriculum and is written to be useable in either Christian or secular settings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781540960221
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/22/2020
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles E. Farhadian (PhD, Boston University) is professor of world religions and Christian mission at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author of Introducing World Religions and editor of Introducing World Christianity and Christian Worship Worldwide. He is also coeditor of The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion.

Table of Contents

Preface v

Introduction ix

1 Who Are Christians? 1

2 Where Are Christians? 27

3 Why Is the Bible So Important to Christians? 61

4 What Is the Christian Church? 85

5 How Do Christians Worship? 109

6 Where Is Christianity Going? 133

7 How Does Christianity Relate to Other Religions? 149

Index 167