Explores the history, beliefs, traditions and practices, ceremonies and holidays, and sacred writings of Christianity, with a visit to a church, stories of the Christian faith, and conversations with ministers and priests.
Almost a third of the world's population, some 1430 million people, professes the Christian faith. For the past two thousand years, the Christian Church hashad an incalculable impact on the traditions, values,development and culture of all western societies and indeed on the world as a whole.
C.S. Lewis's ironic guide to Christian morality, in which a devil named Screwtape advises his young devil nephew Wormwood on corrupting humanity in thirty-three letters and in a toast at the annual dinner of the Tempters' Training College in Hell.
Protestanism represents the outcome of centuries of disagreement over doctrine and practice within the Catholic Church. Led by Martin Luther in 16th-century Europe, this spiritual revolution gained momentum and under the helm of other Protestant leaders, thrived and grew into new factions around the world, especially in Europe and North Anerica.
Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christianity have their roots in the first century of the Common Era and are intrinsically tied to the development of world history. From the public ministry of Jesus to the legendary battles of the Crusades, examine the interwoven histories of these two distinct branches of Christianity.
The author, a poet, investigates and defines various words in the language of the Christian tradition, including "faith, " "judgement, " "sinner, " and "inquisition, " and discusses her own Christian faith.
Vibiana, an unwanted fourth child, finds her name and identity in Christianity, but with the Boxer Rebellion in full swing and Chinese Christians facing death, she must decide whether her loyalties lie with her religion or her country.
