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Book SynopsisThe Christian Tradition, formerly published by Pearson/Prentice Hall, introduces students at the beginning of the third millennium to a religion that has evolved over and shaped two previous millennia. With particular focus placed on the social and cultural background to this tradition, the text provides a stimulating survey of the history of Christianity from its Jewish roots to the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century. This innovative text weaves a consideration of the arts, spirituality, religious life and practiceespecially among the laity, women, and others outside the dominant institutional traditioninto its rich historical narrative, and offers a comprehensive and diverse view of the course of Christian history.
Table of ContentsPart 1 The Emergence of Christianity Chapter 2 Judaism in Various Forms: An Ambivalent Inheritance Chapter 3 Literature of the Early Church: Texts as Preservers of Experience Chapter 4 Roman Power and Religion: Divine Destinies in Conflict Chapter 5 Worship in the Early Church: A Case Study in Adaptation Part 6 The Christian Religion in Late Antiquity Chapter 7 The Emergence of Hierarchy: Papal Beginnings Chapter 8 The Flourishing of Liturgy: Devotion Through Ritual and Imagery Chapter 9 The Monastic Microcosm: The Benedictine Norm and Reform Chapter 10 The Expansion of the Church: First Missionary Movements and the Crusades Part 11 Medieval Western Christian Culture Chapter 12 Carolingian Culture and Religion: A Medieval Renaissance Chapter 13 Scholasticism: From Anselm to Aquinas Chapter 14 The Church and the Law: The Investiture Controversy Chapter 15 The Mendicant Orders and Lay Movements: New Forms of Religious Life Chapter 16 Scholasticism and Salvation: The Sacramental System Chapter 17 Spirituality and Mystical Experience: Medieval Mystics Part 18 From Medieval to Modern, from One Church, Many Chapter 19 Launching the Reformation: Martin Luther's Revolution Chapter 20 Development of the Reformation: The Spread of Protestantism Chapter 21 Protestant Orthodoxy: Developments in Scholasticism Chapter 22 Reformation-Era Catholicism: Reaction and New Religious Orders Chapter 23 The Challenge of Rationalism: Skepticism and Faith in the 17th Century Chapter 24 Early American Religion: Between Reformation and Enlightenment Part 25 From Enlightenment to Modernity Chapter 26 Enlightenment Religion: Adaptations in an Age of Progress Chapter 27 The Dawn of Modern Religion: The West and its Missions Chapter 28 Challenges to the English Church: The Oxford Movement and Evolution Chapter 29 Nineteenth-century America: Religious Diversity and Revivalism Chapter 30 Roman Catholicism: Confronting the Modern World Part 31 The Twentieth Century and Beyond Chapter 32 Social Christianity: The Dawn of the 20th Century Chapter 33 The Crisis of War: The Recovery of Orthodoxy Chapter 34 Ecumenical Initiatives: The World Council of Churches and Vatican II Chapter 35 Mainstreams and Margins: Colonialism and Liberation Theology Chapter 36 Christianity at the Dawn of the Third Millennium
