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020			_a9781451465204
020			_a1451465203
020			_z9780800698195
020			_z0800698193
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
050		4	_aBR121.3 _b.R368 2013
100	1		_aRamshaw, Gail, _d1947- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWhat is Christianity? _h[electronic resource] : _ban introduction to the Christian religion / _cGail Ramshaw.
260			_aBaltimore, Maryland : _bProject Muse, _c2013 _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
260			_aMinneapolis [Minnesota] : _bFortress Press, _c[2013] _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (1 PDF (viii, 300 pages) :) _billustrations
500			_aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
504			_a"Book list: what are some worthwhile books written by Christians?": pages 279-280.
505	0		_aIntroduction: Why study Christianity? -- Why is the Bible central to Christianity? -- What do Christians believe about God? -- What do Christians believe about Jesus? -- What do Christians believe about the Spirit and the church? -- Why does Christianity have so many denominations and spiritualities? -- How do Christians worship? -- How did the church develop? -- What are saints? -- What do Christians say about their relationship to the state? -- What do Christians say about sexual issues? -- What do Christians say about science? -- What do Christians say about religious truth? -- Conclusion: Why continue studying Christianity?
520			_aGail Ramshaw frames this new introduction to Christianity around the basic questions that students ask. Investigating Christianity as a lived experience, she opens each chapter with a voice from the field of religious studies and then presents answers to each chapter's question by surveying the history, doctrine, practices, and convictions of Christian churches. Written for undergraduates with little or no background in the breadth of Christianity, the text of the book reports on the diversity of Christian belief and practice, and is accompanied with student-friendly learning helps, including side-bar definitions, art, photos, study questions, essay topics, and suggestions for further exploration in short stories, novels and films.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aChristianity _vTextbooks.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse, _edistributor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z0800698193 _z9780800698195
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781451465204/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c34548 _d34548