| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. A Brief History of History -- 2. Time, Creation, and Incarnation -- 3. Cross: The Cruciform and Apostolic Nature of Christianity -- 4. Glory: The Humility and Hope of Heaven -- 5. Faithful Reading of Christian History -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Scripture Index |
| Summary |
"While understanding history has always been an essential task for God's people, rapid changes within the past two generations of Christianity have challenged many of our assumptions and methods for studying the past. How should thoughtful Christians-and especially historians and missiologists-make sense of global Christianity as an unfolding historical movement? Scott Sunquist invites readers to join him for a capstone course in historical thinking from a master teacher. Highlighting both the continuity and the diversity within the Christian movement over the centuries, he identifies three key concepts for framing church history: time, cross, and glory. These themes shed light to help us discern how the Jesus movement developed from the first century to the present, through an explosion of contextual expressions. Tracing these concepts through the centuries, we learn from the stories of Christians reflecting the glories of God's kingdom-and from their failures. Filled with historical case studies and stories from Sunquist's teaching around the world, The Shape of Christian History offers a framework for how to read and write church history. Even more, it demonstrates how the study of history illuminates God's mission in the world and sharpens our understanding of how to participate in that mission faithfully." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Church history -- Historiography.
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Church history -- Historiography. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sunquist, Scott W. 1953- Shape of Christian history Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, [2022] 9781514002223 (DLC) 2022004480 |
| ISBN |
9781514002230 electronic book |
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151400223X electronic book |
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9781514002223 paperback |
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