Why Christianity Happened

Why Christianity Happened
Author :
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages : 252
Release :
ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105114448355
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Book Synopsis Why Christianity Happened by : James G. Crossley

Download or read book Why Christianity Happened written by James G. Crossley and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2006-11-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking beyond theological narratives and offering a sociological, economic, and historical examination of the spread of earliest Christianity, James Crossley presents a thoroughly secular and causal explanation for why the once law-observant movement within Judaism became the beginnings of a new religion. First analyzing the historiography of the New Testament and stressing the problematic omission of a social scientific account, Crossley applies a socioeconomic lens to the rise of the Jesus movement and the centrality of sinners to his mission. Using macrosociological approaches, he explains how Jesus' Jewish teachings sparked the shift toward a gentile religion and an international monotheistic trend. Finally, using approaches from conversion studies, he provides a sociohistorical explanation for the rise of the Pauline mission.


Why Christianity Happened Related Books

Why Christianity Happened
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: James G. Crossley
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-11-03 - Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Looking beyond theological narratives and offering a sociological, economic, and historical examination of the spread of earliest Christianity, James Crossley p
Birth of Christianity
Language: en
Pages: 692
Authors: John Dominic Crossan
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-04-01 - Publisher: A&C Black

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

John Dominic Crossan explores the lost years of earliest Christianity, the years immediately following Jesus' execution. He establishes the contextual setting t
The Rise of Christianity
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Rodney Stark
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-05-09 - Publisher: Harper Collins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This "fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was won—for Jesus" (Newsweek) is now available in paperback. Stark's provocative report chal
The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
Language: en
Pages: 809
Authors: Craig L. Blomberg
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-01 - Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Questions about the reliability of the New Testament are commonly raised today both by biblical scholars and popular media. Drawing on decades of research, Crai
The Myth of Persecution
Language: en
Pages: 247
Authors: Candida Moss
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-05 - Publisher: Harper Collins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An expert on early Christianity reveals how the early church invented stories of Christian martyrs—and how this persecution myth persists today. According to