Pre-Owned Christianity Through the Ages (Paperback) 9780060650117

CHRISTIANITY THROUGH THE AGES is not a history of the Christian church, which would focus on the ecclesiastical institutions. This book takes a different approach. It is based upon the conviction that, if the Christian faith is true, the story must have basic significance for the entire course of life and especially of human life. CHRISTIANITY THROUGH THE AGES begins with the Christian view of the cosmos and of the course of life, particularly human life, on planet Earth. It then goes on to sketch the background, as far as we know it, of that life before the time of Christ. Next is a brief account of the earthly career of Jesus and of the distinctive features which must be borne in mind as one seeks to understand the story of Christianity. The major portion of the book covers the main outlines of that story. This book embodies a profound conviction that the distinction between "salvation history" and "world history" is in contradiction to the central core of the Gospel from which Christianity has sprung and which is the source of its continuing vitality. The author recognizes that throughout history God has been seeking to save man, and that His effort has centered and been climaxed in "salvation history." But, he also believes, that God has been active in all history, and in ways consistent with that "salvation history."