Scott Gambrill Sinclair

An Introduction to Christianity for a New Millennium (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Without presupposing prior knowledge this accessibly written introduction to Christianity covers the entire history of the religion from its Old Testament foundations up to the present, including the significant individuals, events, doctrines, and rituals of the faith. Sinclair surveys the major historical forms of Christianity (Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism) and the contemporary issues that divide Christians today (e.g., homosexuality). The book also tackles such difficult topics as the origin and relevance of biblical prophecy, the historicity and significance of the miracles of Jesus (and the resurrection), combining evolution and biblical faith, and producing an intellectually coherent explanation of the Trinity and the Incarnation. Throughout the book, Sinclair carefully explains what he himself believes as a contemporary critical Christian and why, and provides readers with enough information to form their own independent opinions. He also acknowledges the dark side of Christian history-the crusades, anti-Semitism, the wars between Catholics and Protestants, the forced imposition of Christianity on native peoples-even as he celebrates the spiritual depth and dazzling cultural achievements of the largest religion in the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216306368
• Artikelnr.: 75141401

Autorenporträt

Scott Sinclair is an Episcopal priest and holds a PhD in biblical studies from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He has taught at the University of California, Davis and Codrington College, Barbados. Presently, he is an adjunct professor at the Dominican University of California. He has written a series of books on the New Testament, including Revelation-A Book for the Rest of Us, A Study Guide to Mark's Gospel, A Study Guide to Paul's Letter to the Romans, and The Past from God's Perspective: A Commentary on John's Gospel. These books combine faith and critical scholarship and make the ancient biblical message relevant to the modern world.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Creation in Genesis 1-2 and Subsequent Christian Thought
Chapter 2: The Fall, Noah, and the Understanding of "Sin" in the Christian
Tradition
Chapter 3: The Patriarchs and the Nature of Faith in the Christian
Tradition
Chapter 4: The Exodus and the Understanding of God in the Christian
Tradition
Chapter 5: A Sketch of the History of Israel under the Judges and Kings;
God as Visible in History
Chapter 6: Biblical Prophecy
Chapter 7: Biblical Wisdom, Especially, the Book of Job and the Problem of
Whether God is Just
Chapter 8: A Sketch of the History of Israel from the Exile Until the Time
of Jesus; Life After Death in the Christian Tradition
Chapter 9: A Sketch of Jesus's Life and Personality
Chapter 10: The Birth of Jesus and the Doctrine of the Incarnation
Chapter 11: The Baptism of Jesus and Baptism in Subsequent Church History
Chapter 12: The Teaching of Jesus
Chapter 13: The Miracles of Jesus and Their Significance
Chapter 14: The Eucharist in the Life of Jesus and Subsequently
Chapter 15: The Death of Jesus and the Doctrine of the Atonement
Chapter 16: The Historical Problem of Whether Jesus Rose from the Dead
Chapter 17: The Significance of the Resurrection for the Early Church
Chapter 18: The Early Church and the Taking of the Gospel to the Gentiles
Chapter 19: The Problem of Who Was Jesus and How Can We Know; John's Gospel
Chapter 20: The Patristic Era
Chapter 21: Monasticism
Chapter 22: Three Major Types of Christianity
Chapter 23: The Challenge of Modernity
Chapter 24: Finding the Feminine in the Christian Tradition
Chapter 25 Chapter 25: Post-European Christianity