Christianity: The Illustrated History
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Christianity: The Illustrated History by Hans J Hillerbrand
Traces the development of Christianity, from its origins as a small local sect to its rise as a global power and into the modern era. This work provides an overview of Christian beliefs, rituals and festivals within the Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox traditions. It examines the issues faced by Christianity's diverse faith communities.
Hans J. Hillerbrand (who also wrote the Introduction and "The Story of the Church") is Professor and Chair, Department of Religion, Duke University, North Carolina. He specializes in the Reformation and the history of modern Christianity. He has written or edited some eleven books, including the standard work The Protestant Reformation (1968), and some forty articles. He served as editor-in-chief of the four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation (1996), which won the Roland H. Bainton Prize for reference works, and The Encyclopedia of Protestantism (2003). In 2000 he became president of the American Society of Church History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844836673 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844836673 |
| Title | Christianity: The Illustrated History |
| Author | Hans J Hillerbrand |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Other book format |
| Publisher | Watkins Media Limited |
| Year published | 2008-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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