The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought
Book Details
Author(s)
Margaret R. Miles
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN
1405108460
ISBN-13
9781405108461
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#457,670
Category
Religion
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Description
This outstanding textbook offers an original history of Christian thought, asking what it has meant over the centuries to participate in the religion of the Word made flesh.
- Traces Christian ideas, conversations, experiences and practices from the first century through to the dawn of modernity at the end of the eighteenth century.
- Presents an inclusive history, considering the critical roles of women and religious 'others'- dissenting Christians, Jews and Muslims - in shaping Christian thought.
- Sets Christian ideas in the context of conversations, controversies and concrete circumstances.
- Demonstrates the importance of liturgical and devotional exercises to the practice of Christianity.
- Treats words, images, music and architecture all as primary evidence of Christian traditions.
- Is accompanied by a CD Rom containing hundreds of visuals to support the theories and examples discussed throughout the volume.
