{"product_id":"9781405110785","title":"A Brief History of Christianity","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Brief History of Christianity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCarter Lindberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharting the rise and development of Christianity, Carter Lindberg has succeeded in writing a concise and compelling history of the world's largest religion. He spans over 2,000 years of colorful incident to give an authoritative history of Christianity for both the general reader and the beginning student.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRanges from the missionary journeys of the apostles to the tele-evangelism of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how the Christian community received and forged its identity from its development of the Bible to the present day.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers topics fundamental to understanding the course of Western Christianity, including the growth of the papacy, heresy and schism, reformation and counter-reformation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an introduction to the historiography of Christianity, a note on the problems of periodization, an appendix on theological terms, and a useful bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn authoritative yet succinct history, written to appeal to a general audience as well as students of the history of Christianity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by internationally regarded theologian, Carter Lindberg, who is the author of numerous titles on theology and Church history.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarter Lindberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Church History at Boston University. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Pietist Theologians\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Reformation Theologians\u003c\/i\u003e (2001),\u003ci\u003e The European Reformations Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eThe European Reformations\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), all available via Blackwell Publishing.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 November 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405110785\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e230\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311300571276,"sku":"9781405110785","price":107.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405110785_8a8d80d6-6503-42c4-8171-45504cb96c05.jpg?v=1780110225","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405110785","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}