What is Christianity?

What Is Christianity?providesafascinating overviewof the world's largest religion, weavinghistory,theology,spirituality,denominational divisions,and globalgrowthintoa singlecompellingstory.Written inclear and captivatingprosethatrequires no previous knowledge of Christianity, itdescribesthe religion inspired by Jesus as a living faith thatis stillchanging anddevelopingtoday. Reader-friendly chapters introducethemajor traditionsof Christianity(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Pentecostalism), explainingtheir spiritual appealandtracingtheir evolution over the centuries. Christianity's recent global expansion ishighlighted,but Christianity has been a diverse and multicultural movement from the very beginning.Each chapter providesthought-provokinginsights into the beliefs, values,practices,achievements,andfailuresof Christians as theytriedto remainfaithfulto the message and meaning of Jesus in different times and places. Condenses a vast amount of information into acoherentnarrative Explains how and why Christianity has become soincrediblydiverse Describes what almost all Christianshave always heldin common Summarizesthecurrent statusof Christianityin each global region Discusses the challengesthatChristiansworldwideare facingtoday What Is Christianity?isan idealintroductionto Christianity as a world religionfor people who are unfamiliar with Christianityas well asfor Christians who want to know more about their own faith and the faith practices of fellow believers from other Christian traditions.An engaging text forgeneral readers,this short volumewill also be a stimulating choice forbook discussion groups andor for theclassroom.