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Author:   Martyn Whittock ,  Esther Whittock
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Imprint:   Lion Books
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780745970455

ISBN 10:   0745970451
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   18 March 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments 9 Introduction 11 Chapter 1: What is a Christ? 13 Chapter 2: Christ in Acts and the Early Letters 26 Chapter 3: Christ of the Gospels 40 Chapter 4: Getting it “Right”… Getting it “Wrong”… Christ of the Creeds 56 Chapter 5: Now You See Him, Now You Don’t… Portraying Christ 70 Chapter 6: Imperial Christ 85 Chapter 7: Christ of the Barbarians… Beyond the Mediterranean Heartlands 101 Chapter 8: Christ of the Crusaders 117 Chapter 9: The Many-sided Christ of the Middle Ages 132 Chapter 10: Reigning from the Cross or Suffering on the Cross? 148 Chapter 11: “Reformed” Church… “Reformed” Ideas About Christ? 160 Chapter 12: “King Jesus and the Heads upon the Gate!” 176 Chapter 13: Christ in the Age of the Enlightenment and Western Imperialism 188 Chapter 14: Christ in the Age of Total War and the Search for a “Modern Christology” 202 Chapter 15: Christ with a Kalashnikov? 216 Chapter 16: Christ in the Developing World: Some African and Asian Christologies 228 Chapter 17: Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit 242 Chapter 18: Christ in Other Religions 255 Chapter 19: Postmodern Christ? 268 Picturing Christ 274 Web links to a number of the pictures referred to in the book can be found here, listed by chapter. References 277 Index 285

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Martyn Whittock graduated in Politics from Bristol University and is the author or co-author of fifty-two books, including school history textbooks and adult history books. He taught history for thirty-five years and latterly, was curriculum leader for Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural education at a Wiltshire secondary school. He is a Licensed Lay Minister in the Church of England. He has acted as an historical consultant to the National Trust and English Heritage. He retired from teaching in July 2016 to devote more time to writing. His Lion books include: The Vikings: from Odin to Christ, Christ: The First 2000 Years, Daughters of Eve, Jesus: The Unauthorized Biography, and The Story of the Cross.  Esther Whittock is a religious studies teacher and author living in England. She is a University of Cambridge graduate in Theology and Religious studies. Martyn Whittock is her father.

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