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OverviewHow has Christ been seen for the last two millennia? From the Christ of the Gospels to the Isa of Islam, this book explores the way Jesus Christ has been viewed, described, promoted, opposed and written about. What did the word 'Christ' mean in the first century, and how did it resonate with the politics and religion of the time? And beyond that, how was Jesus seen in the New Testament, and then onto the time of the Desert Fathers? What of the heretical Christs - and who decided, and why? And from the 2nd century onwards, people started to draw and to paint images of Christ - how did this change and develop? The book then traces the history of Christ through the militant leader of the Crusaders, via the multi-faceted Christ of the Middle Ages, and the opposing views of Him thrown up by the Reformation and the wars that followed. Finally, the authors consider the Christ of the technological age and the age of total war, before looking also at the Christ of Liberation Theology, Marxism, the Developing world, the Dalits, other faiths, and the Post-modern Christ of the 21st century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martyn Whittock , Esther WhittockPublisher: SPCK Publishing Imprint: Lion Books Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780745970455ISBN 10: 0745970451 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 18 March 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents 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 285ReviewsAuthor InformationMartyn 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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