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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Jenkins, Philip, 1952- New faces of Christianity. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 (DLC) 2006015490 (OCoLC)69013265 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Philip Jenkins |
ISBN: | 9780198041160 0198041160 0195300653 9780195300659 1280846186 9781280846182 |
OCLC Number: | 104835471 |
Awards: | Winner of *Choice* Outstanding Academic Book 2007. |
Description: | 1 online resource (x, 252 pages) |
Contents: | Shall the fundamentalists win? -- Power in the book -- Old and new -- Poor and rich -- Good and evil -- Persecution and vindication -- Women and men -- North and south. |
Responsibility: | Philip Jenkins. |
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This book by Jenkins... show[s] that Christians of the South are ripe for arriving at many new and vibrant readings of the Bible, * Howard Peskett, ANVIL * [He] has done it again...Turn a new page by reading Philip Jenkins, as someone who expertly canvasses all our ifs and buts. * Revd Dr David Martin, Church Times * In this compelling sequel, Jenkins probes more deeply the differences between northern and southern Christianity, examining various elements that characterize Christian life, especially belief in the Bible,...Jenkins's prescient religious histories offer brilliant insights on the state of modern Christianity. * Publishers Weekly * This fascinating book is a masterly look at what makes Third World Christians tick. It is urgently needed...a real classic: a compelling and important read...a delight to behold. * Contemporary Review * Read more...


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