| A Short History of Christianity, Revised Edition Revised, Enlarg Edition Contributor(s): Marty, Martin E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0800619447 ISBN-13: 9780800619442 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1987 Annotation: For the non-specialist, Martin Marty traces the church's quest through twenty centuries for unity, sanctity, universality, and authentic witness. He delves into the disparity between the ideals of the church and historical reality in order to provide a brilliant, instructive, and eminently fair statement of the history of Christianity from its founding to the present day. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 270 |
| LCCN: 86031811 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.16" W x 8.62" (1.03 lbs) 348 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For the non-specialist, Martin Marty traces the church's quest through twenty centuries for unity, sanctity, universality, and authentic witness. He delves into the disparity between the ideals of the church and historical realty in order to provide a brilliant, instructive, and eminently fair statement of the history of Christianity from its founding to the present day. In this second edition, revised and expanded, Marty has added an entirely new section entitled "Postscript and Prescript" in which he discusses the recent past and prospects. Fresh insights and revisions based on the most recent contemporary developments keep this volume abreast of the times, making it an up-to-date survey of the history of Christianity. |