Five Events That Made Christianity

by John Pritchard

Publisher:

SPCK

, 2018

Overview

Jesus was a pest to the Romans and a threat to the religious leadership, so they threw him on to the rubbish dump. Little did they realize that it was like trying to put out a fire with petrol. The whole world exploded. With characteristic style, John Pritchard takes us on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, as he unpacks the five great events that made Christianity – Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost, exploring: What happened? What did it mean? and What does it mean for us? Absorbing, immediate and full of stories, this volume offers deeply considered theology, brilliantly communicated to connect with life as we actually experience it.

Key Features

• Examines five essential events that make Christianity what it is
• Provides a simple and accessible paradigm for discussing each event
• Includes questions for group discussion or personal reflection

Contents

• A word at the beginning: what's happened to Christianity's core beliefs?
• The birth
• The Killing
• The manhunt
• The leaver who remained
• The promise

Praise for the Print Edition

Vividly elucidates the familiar but often not-quite-understood beliefs at the center of the Christian faith.

—Dominic Barrington, Dean of Chicago

Unusually honest . . . superbly well focused.

—Rowan Williams

A very good book by an exceptional leader . . . takes one back to the face of Christ and the realities of Christian discipleship.

—Justin Welby

Product Details

• Title: Five Events that Made Christianity: Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost
• Author: John Pritchard
• Publisher: SPCK
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 160
• Christian Group: Evangelicals
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Topic: Church History

About John Pritchard

John Pritchard was bishop of Oxford until his retirement in 2014. He was formerly bishop of Jarrow, and before that, archdeacon of Canterbury. He has served in parishes in Birmingham and Taunton, and has been Diocesan Youth Officer for Bath and Wells Diocese. He is also the author of The Intercessions Handbook, Beginning Again, How to Pray, and Living Easter through the Year.