Tradition & Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500A primary source reader of 100 selections that addresses medieval Christendom in the context of world history. It combines the traditional material (from medieval church hierarchical and theological documents) with the newer material of cultural studies -- diversity within European Christianity (women mystics, heretics, and popular religion), and diversity without (non-European Christianity and relations with Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism). Each chapter offers -- a central theme and a chapter-ending essay that ties together the readings; -- five topics section; -- introductory material for each reading, including the selection's provenance, authorship, and historical context. |
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... Jewish ideas associ- ated with Jesus and his immediate followers . Paul , the Jewish - Christian leader who took Christianity to the Gentiles or non - Jews , wrote letters to various churches and individuals explaining Christianity's ...
... Jewish ideas associ- ated with Jesus and his immediate followers . Paul , the Jewish - Christian leader who took Christianity to the Gentiles or non - Jews , wrote letters to various churches and individuals explaining Christianity's ...
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... Jewish basis of Christianity and the Greco - Roman world by offering conversion to Gentiles free of Jewish restraints , de- spite considerable opposition from other Jewish - Christian leaders . In Paul's hands , Christianity began to ...
... Jewish basis of Christianity and the Greco - Roman world by offering conversion to Gentiles free of Jewish restraints , de- spite considerable opposition from other Jewish - Christian leaders . In Paul's hands , Christianity began to ...
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... Jews and the destruc- tion of Jewish communities that occurred in German cities , especially Mainz , and in Hungary as the waves of Crusaders passed through on their way to Palestine . The selection below details the origins of the ...
... Jews and the destruc- tion of Jewish communities that occurred in German cities , especially Mainz , and in Hungary as the waves of Crusaders passed through on their way to Palestine . The selection below details the origins of the ...
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Tradition & Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500 Karen Louise Jolly Limited preview - 1997 |
Tradition and Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500 Karen Louise Jolly Limited preview - 2015 |
Tradition and Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500 Karen Louise Jolly Limited preview - 2015 |
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