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John Philip Jenkins, Philip Jenkins
The Lost History of Christianity - The Thousand Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East,
Inglese · Copertina rigida
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Zusatztext "Jenkins's well-crafted new volume...is not only a welcome addition to the literature on Christianity as a truly global religion! to which he has already made substantial contributions! but also an invitation to retrieve a forgotten chapter of history that has not inconsiderable relevance to current events." Informationen zum Autor Philip Jenkins! the author of The Lost History of Christianity ! Jesus Wars ! and The Next Christendom ! is a Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion. He has published articles and op-ed pieces in The Wall Street Journal ! The New Republic ! The Atlantic Monthly ! and The Washington Post and has been a guest on top national radio shows across the country. Klappentext In this groundbreaking book! renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history! revealing that! for centuries! Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East! Asia! and Africa! with significant communities extending as far as China. The Lost History of Christianity unveils a vast and forgotten network of the world's largest and most influential Christian churches that existed to the east of the Roman Empire. These churches and their leaders ruled the Middle East for centuries and became the chief administrators and academics in the new Muslim empire. The author recounts the shocking history of how these churches—those that had the closest link to Jesus and the early church—died. Jenkins takes a stand against current scholars who assert that variant! alternative Christianities disappeared in the fourth and fifth centuries on the heels of a newly formed hierarchy under Constantine! intent on crushing unorthodox views. In reality! Jenkins says! the largest churches in the world were the “heretics” who lost the orthodoxy battles. These so-called heretics were in fact the most influential Christian groups throughout Asia! and their influence lasted an additional one thousand years beyond their supposed demise. Jenkins offers a new lens through which to view our world today! including the current conflicts in the Middle East! Asia! and Africa. Without this lost history! we lack an important element for understanding our collective religious past. By understanding the forgotten catastrophe that befell Christianity! we can appreciate the surprising new births that are occurring in our own time! once again making Christianity a true world religion. Zusammenfassung “Jenkins is one of America ’s top religious scholars.” — Forbes magazine The Lost History of Christianity by Philip Jenkins offers a revolutionary view of the history of the Christian church. Subtitled “The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East! Africa! and Asia—and How It Died!” it explores the extinction of the earliest! most influential Christian churches of China! India! and the Middle East! which held the closest historical links to Jesus and were the dominant expression of Christianity throughout its first millennium. The remarkable true story of the demise of the institution that shaped both Dettagli sul prodotto
Autori
John Philip Jenkins, Philip Jenkins
Editore
Harper Collins Usa
Lingue
Inglese
Formato
Copertina rigida
Pubblicazione
28.10.2008
EAN
9780061472800
ISBN
978-0-06-147280-0
Pagine
336
Dimensioni
152 mm x 229 mm x 28 mm
Categorie
Saggistica
> Filosofia, religione
> Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione
Scienze umane, arte, musica
> Religione / teologia
> Cristianesimo
RELIGION: Christianity / General, RELIGION: History, RELIGION: Biblical Studies / General, HISTORY: Ancient / General, RELIGION: Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION: HISTORY OF RELIGION/CHRISTIANITY, RELIGION: Christian Theology / History, RELIGION: Christianity / History, PHILOSOPHY: Eastern, RELIGION: Eastern, RELIGION: Christianity / Catholic / General
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