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History of Christianity: from the disciples to the dawn of the reformation (the great courses) by Luke Timothy Johnson; Teaching Company is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Length: 18 hours Christianity is the largest and most global religious tradition in history. For nearly 2,000 years, the Christian faith has remained at or near the center of Western moral debate and conceptions of human identity, just action, and ultimate meaning. It has both shaped history and responded to history, showing an extraordinary adaptability within greatly differing cultures. Its practice and influence appears in every land and every language, and one-third of humanity now affiliates in some way with Christianity. How did this happen? How did a persecuted sect in 1st-century Palestine rise to command such a massive influence on human culture, imagination, and spirit? How did Christianity weather the first critical stages of its historical development and attain its fundamental and enduring cultural role? Discovering the answers to these questions allows you to understand one of the most significant and integral currents of history, and to correct misconceptions about Christianitys past; gain deep insight into the origins of Western societies, and to understand the relation of faith to politics, economics, and culture; grasp how Christian institutions, theology, and lit

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Luke Timothy Johnson; Teaching Company
Publisher
Teaching Company : [Distributed by] Recorded Books
Published
2012
Language
EN
ISBN
9781490651842
Category
history
Subjects
Fiction, Religion, History
Rating
3.38 / 5 (29 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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