fundamentalism

With over two billion adherents worldwide, Christianity is the most widespread religion in the world today. It is also the largest religious group in the United States and Canada. In this accessible, highly illustrated book, the history, teachings, and practices of Christianity are explained. Each of the major periods and branches of Christianity are covered, offering readers a view of the religion's scope and the diverse ways it is celebrated and practiced around the globe.

Oklahoma teen Neal Barton stands up for his favorite fantasy series, The Chronicles of Apathea Ravenchilde, when conservative Christians try to bully the town of Americus into banning it from the public library.

"The predicted Rapture was faked by Pastor Frick's Church of America and 3,000 Believers are now missing or dead. Seventeen-year-old Vivian Apple and her best friend Harpreet are revolutionaries, determined to expose the Church's diabolical power grab...and to locate Viv's missing heartthrob Peter Ivey"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces readers to the basic tenets of Christianity, its origins, and the challenges faced by Christians in the present day.

"Libby is the oldest child of six, going on seven, in a family that adheres to the 'quiverfull' lifestyle: strict evangelical Christians who believe that they should have as many children as God allows because children are like arrows in the quiver of 'God's righteous warriors.' Meanwhile, her new neighbor, Zo is a gender fluid teen whose feminist, socialist, vegetarian family recently relocated from the city in search of a less stressful life. Zo and her family are as far to the left ideologically as Libby's family is to the right, and yet Libby and Zo, who are the same age, feel a connection that leads them to friendship--a friendship that seems doomed from the start because of their families' differences"--Provided by publisher.

Sixteen-year-old Vivian Apple returns home after the alleged 'Rapture' to find her devout parents gone and two mysterious holes in the roof. Vivian never believed in the Rapture, or the uber powerful Church of America. Now that she has been left behind, Vivan's quest for the truth begins.

This book provides the history of Christianity, and explains how the current divisions in the faith occurred.

"Sixteen-year-old Vivian Apple returns home after the alleged 'Rapture' to find her devout parents gone and two mysterious holes in the roof. Vivian never believed in the Rapture, or the uber powerful Church of America. Now that she has been left behind, Vivan's quest for the truth begins"--Provided by publisher.

Enriched by references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this book provides a reference for helping Catholics respond to fundamentalists? accusations against the Catholic Faith and contains dozens of excellent brief, treatises on a host of topics which generally find their way into discussions or debates with Fundamentalists.