View From Mars Hill - Christianity in the Landscape of World Religions

Informationen zum Autor Charles B. Jones is associate professor in the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, where he specializes in East Asian religions and serves as executive director of the Institute for Interreligious Study and Dialogue. He earned a Master of Theological Studies degree from the Divinity School at Duke University in 1988, and a Ph.D. in History of Religions from the University of Virginia in 1996. He has written several articles on Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and is a resource person for the Episcopal Church's Interfaith Education Initiative. He lives in Maryland with his wife Brenda and son Trevor, and near his daughter Chenoa. Klappentext The author traces the rich history of Christianity's many encounters with other religions, from the Roman Empire and Paul's speech to the Athenians on Mars Hill to the discovery of non-European peoples, through various currents of philosophy and science The author traces the rich history of Christianity's many encounters with other religions, from the Roman Empire and Paul's speech to the Athenians on Mars Hill to the discovery of non-European peoples, through various currents of philosophy and science.

Product details

• Authors: Charles B Jones, Charles B. Jones, Charles Brewer Jones
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.04.2005
• EAN: 9781561012251
• ISBN: 978-1-56101-225-1
• No. of pages: 207
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Ecumenism & Interfaith, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Interfaith relations