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The Christian Society

The Christian Society

Neill, Stephen

Paperback

General Christianity

ISBN10: 0718896068
ISBN13: 9780718896065
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Published: Jan 27 2022
Pages: 355
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.87 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.13
Language: English
A masterful study of the history of Christianity as a social phenomenon.

In The Christian Society, one of the great Christian commentators of the twentieth century describes how the Church came to be a society. The past relationship between the missionary church and the pagan cultures it replaced is discussed alongside more recent delicate ecumenical relationships and the ongoing conflict between the church and atheism. Stephen Neill's perceptiveness as a historian is shown in his masterful summary of the church's story from the days of Jesus to his own time. Meanwhile, his experience as a missionary and ecumenist comes to the fore as he demonstrates how the unity of the church is integral to its place in modern society, and its power to create a society.

Throughout, his approach is empirical, and he considers 'all who have claimed the Christian name, without making preliminary judgements as to their orthodoxy or their standing within the general body of Christian people.' The result is a comprehensive depiction of Christianity as a social phenomenon that is as relevant today as when it was written.

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