Search Results

The Lost History of Christianity

Download or Read eBook The Lost History of Christianity PDF written by John Philip Jenkins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Lost History of Christianity
Author :
Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 342
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780061472800
ISBN-13 : 0061472808
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Lost History of Christianity by : John Philip Jenkins

Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with significant communities extending as far as China. The Lost History of Christianity unveils a vast and forgotten network of the world's largest and most influential Christian churches that existed to the east of the Roman Empire. These churches and their leaders ruled the Middle East for centuries and became the chief administrators and academics in the new Muslim empire. The author recounts the shocking history of how these churches—those that had the closest link to Jesus and the early church—died. Jenkins takes a stand against current scholars who assert that variant, alternative Christianities disappeared in the fourth and fifth centuries on the heels of a newly formed hierarchy under Constantine, intent on crushing unorthodox views. In reality, Jenkins says, the largest churches in the world were the “heretics” who lost the orthodoxy battles. These so-called heretics were in fact the most influential Christian groups throughout Asia, and their influence lasted an additional one thousand years beyond their supposed demise. Jenkins offers a new lens through which to view our world today, including the current conflicts in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Without this lost history, we lack an important element for understanding our collective religious past. By understanding the forgotten catastrophe that befell Christianity, we can appreciate the surprising new births that are occurring in our own time, once again making Christianity a true world religion.


The Lost History of Christianity Related Books

Making Christian History
Language: en
Pages: 331
Authors: Michael Hollerich
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-06-22 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Known as the “Father of Church History,” Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day. His Ecclesiastical Histo
The Lost History of Christianity
Language: en
Pages: 342
Authors: John Philip Jenkins
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-28 - Publisher: Harper Collins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually i
The New Testament in Its World Workbook
Language: en
Pages: 177
Authors: N. T. Wright
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-19 - Publisher: Zondervan Academic

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This workbook accompanies The New Testament in Its World by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird. Following the textbook's structure, it offers assessment questions
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Language: en
Pages: 380
Authors: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Categories: God
Type: BOOK - Published: 1895 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

If These Stones Could Talk
Language: en
Pages: 469
Authors: Peter Stanford
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-14 - Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

'A heavenly book, elegant and thoughtful. Get one for yourself and one for the church-crawler in your life!' Lucy Worsley Christianity has been central to the l
Scroll to top