TY - BOOK ID - 3330788 TI - The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity PY - 2010 SN - 9780521820967 9780521527859 9780511780165 9781139007924 1139007920 9781139010078 1139010077 9781139009027 1139009028 0511780168 0521820960 0521527856 9781139009546 1139009540 9781283017220 1283017229 1107209609 9786613017222 1139006819 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Christianity KW - Christianisme KW - Dictionaries KW - Dictionnaires anglais KW - -28 <03> KW - Religions KW - Church history KW - Christelijke kerken, secten. Kristelijke kerken--(algemeen)--Naslagwerken. Referentiewerken KW - 28 <03> KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Religion UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3330788 AB - The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity is an authoritative reference guide that enables students, their teachers, and Christian clergy to reflect critically upon all aspects of Christianity from its origins to the present day. Written by a team of 800 scholars and practitioners from around the world, the volume reflects the plurality of Christianity throughout its history. Key features: • Offers a presentation of the Christian beliefs and practices of all major Christian traditions in each continent and each nation • Highlights the different understandings of Christian beliefs and practices in different historical, cultural, religious, denominational, and secular contexts • Includes entries on methodology and the plurality of approaches that are used in the study of Christianity • Combines several approaches - including anthropological, cultural studies, ecumenical, and interfaith - to each Christian tradition • Respects each Christian tradition, through the self-presentation of Christianity in each country or Christian tradition • Includes clusters of entries on beliefs and practices, each presenting the understanding of a given Christian belief or practice in different historical and contemporary contexts • Demonstrates the relationship and interaction of Christianity with other religious traditions in various parts of the world • Provides a full bibliography on all topics covered in the volume ER -