A Global History of Christians: How Everyday Believers Experienced Their World

by Paul R. Spickard, Kevin M. Cragg

Overview

A Global History of Christians probes the history of the church not only in Western civilization but also in its worldwide dimension, emphasizing the social, cultural, and popular aspects of that history.

The book includes depictions of everyday life in various Christian communities, descriptions of native cultures as more than objects of missions, and analyses of key developments in society and economics. Sidebars, photos, illustrations, and maps enhance the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801022494
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/01/2001
Pages:	488
Sales rank:	645,344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.98(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paul R. Spickard (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley) is professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Kevin M. Cragg (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is professor of history at Bethel College.

Table of Contents

	Preface	9
1.	The World of the First Christians	12
2.	Christians in the Roman World	30
3.	The Fourth-Century Turning Point	55
4.	The Age of Faith	67
5.	Eastern Orthodoxy: Christians Who Never Changed?	102
6.	Christians in the Non-Christian World to 1500	126
7.	Transformation and Renaissance	146
8.	The Reformation	171
9.	European Expansion, 1500-1800	200
10.	European Christianity after the Reformation, 1600-1900	232
11.	Early America	259
12.	Nineteenth-Century Europe and North America: Mission and Uplift	280
13.	Christianity As a Worldwide Phenomenon, 1750-1950	303
14.	The Context for the Modern Church	343
15.	Twentieth-Century Europe: The Church in Decline	368
16.	Twentieth-Century America	383
17.	Around the World Since World War II	426
	Appendixes	455
	Notes	457
	Index	460