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What is Christianity? an introduction to the Christian religion
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Title
What is Christianity? [electronic resource] : an introduction to the Christian religion / Gail Ramshaw.
ISBN
9781451465204
1451465203
9780800698195
0800698193
Published
(Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013)
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 PDF (viii, 300 pages) :) : illustrations
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Notes
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary
Gail Ramshaw frames this new introduction to Christianity around the basic questions that students ask. Investigating Christianity as a lived experience, she opens each chapter with a voice from the field of religious studies and then presents answers to each chapter's question by surveying the history, doctrine, practices, and convictions of Christian churches. Written for undergraduates with little or no background in the breadth of Christianity, the text of the book reports on the diversity of Christian belief and practice, and is accompanied with student-friendly learning helps, including side-bar definitions, art, photos, study questions, essay topics, and suggestions for further exploration in short stories, novels and films.
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Print version:
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 07, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Book list: what are some worthwhile books written by Christians?": pages 279-280.
Contents
Introduction: Why study Christianity?
Why is the Bible central to Christianity?
What do Christians believe about God?
What do Christians believe about Jesus?
What do Christians believe about the Spirit and the church?
Why does Christianity have so many denominations and spiritualities?
How do Christians worship?
How did the church develop?
What are saints?
What do Christians say about their relationship to the state?
What do Christians say about sexual issues?
What do Christians say about science?
What do Christians say about religious truth?
Conclusion: Why continue studying Christianity?
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Electronic books.
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Project Muse, distributor.
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