Christianity: A Brief Introduction

by Charles E. Farhadian

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2020

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.

Key Features

• Addresses the global nature of Christianity
• Accounts for the cultural, social, and theological issues that have shaped Christianity worldwide
• Provides a compelling look into the shape and movement of Christianity’s past, present, and future

Contents

• Introduction
• Who Are Christians?
• Where Are Christians?
• Why Is the Bible So Important to Christians?
• What Is the Christian Church?
• How Do Christians Worship?
• Where Is Christianity Going?
• Conclusion

Product Details

• Title: Christianity: A Brief Introduction
• Author: Charles E. Farhadian
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 172
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Christianity › Essence, genius, nature
• ISBNs: 9781493426348, 9781540960221, 9781540963574, 1493426346, 1540960226, 1540963578
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRSTNTYNTRDCTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:42:14Z

About Charles E. Farhadian

Charles E. Farhadian is professor of world religions and Christian mission at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is the editor of Introducing World Christianity and Christian Worship Worldwideand coeditor of The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion. He has done fieldwork in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, where he has done extensive research on worship, social history, and nation making.