Free Download James Daniel Cook, "Preaching and Popular Christianity "
English | ISBN: 019883599X | 2019 | 256 pages | PDF | 1471 KB
The vast homiletic corpus of John Chrysostom has received renewed attention in recent years as a source for the wider cultural and historical context within which his sermons were preached. Scholars have demonstrated the exciting potential his sermons have to shed light on aspects of daily life, popular attitudes, and practices of lay piety. In short, Chrysostom's sermons have been recognised as a valuable source for the study of 'popular Christianity' at the end of the fourth century. This study, however, questions the validity of some recent conclusions. James Daniel Cook illustrates that Chrysostom is often seen as at odds with the congregations to whom he preached. On this view, the Christianity of elites such as Chrysostom had made little inroads into popular thought beyond the fairly superficial, and congregations were still living with older, more culturally traditional views about religious beliefs which preachers were doing their utmost to overcome. Cook argues that such

Free Download Christianity and Controversies over Homosexuality in Contemporary Africa By Ezra Chitando (editor), Adriaan van Klinken (editor)
2016 | 212 Pages | ISBN: 1472444744 | PDF | 2 MB
Issues of homosexuality are the subject of public and political controversy in many African societies today. Frequently, these controversies receive widespread attention both locally and globally, such as with the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda. In the international media, these cases tend to be presented as revealing a deeply-rooted homophobia in Africa fuelled by religious and cultural traditions. But so far little energy is expended in understanding these controversies in all their complexity and the critical role religion plays in them. Complementing the companion volume, Public Religion and the Politics of Homosexuality in Africa, this book investigates Christian politics and discourses on homosexuality in sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors present case studies from various African countries, from Nigeria to South Africa and from Cameroon to Uganda, focusing on Pentecostal, Catholic and mainline Protestant churches. They critically examine popular Christian theologies that perpetuate homophobia and discrimination, but they also discuss contestations of such discourses and emerging alternative Christian perspectives that contribute to the recognition of sexual diversity, social justice and human rights in contemporary Africa.

Free Download Kenneth R. Ross, "Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean "
English | ISBN: 1474492142 | 2022 | 592 pages | PDF | 9 MB
This volume is the sixth in a series of reference works that takes the analysis of worldwide Christianity to a deeper level of detail. It focuses on Christianity in Latin America and the Caribbean, covering every country and offering both reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes, and examines current trends. As a comprehensive account of the presence of Christianity in every country in Latin America, this volume will become a standard work of reference in its field.

Free Download David P. Gushee, "After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0664266118 | EPUB | pages: 234 | 0.4 mb
Named one of the Top 10 Books of the Year in 2020 by the Academy of Parish Clergy

Free Download J. Warner Wallace, "Cold-Case Christianity Participant's Guide: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels"
English | ISBN: 1434711447 | 2018 | 112 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
This fully-illustrated, eight-session guide takes participants through ten important principles employed by detectives, applying these techniques to the New Testament Gospel accounts.

Christianity Made Me Talk Like an Idiot by Seth Andrews | 1.74 MB
English | 216 Pages

Title: Christianity Made Me Talk Like an Idiot
Author: Seth Andrews
Year: 2022

What's So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D'Souza MOBI | 362.64 KB
English | 370 Pages

Title: What's So Great About Christianity
Author: D'Souza, Dinesh
Year: 2008

Gerald McDermott, "Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Essays on the Relationship between"
English | ISBN: 1683594614 | 2021 | 264 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
2022 Christianity Today Book Award Finalist for Biblical Studies

Mwita Akiri, "Christianity in Central Tanzania: A Story of African Encounters and Initiatives in Ugogo and Ukaguru, 1876-1933"
English | ISBN: 1783687789 | 2020 | 438 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
In the telling of the history of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in Tanzania, the initiatives, contributions, and experiences of indigenous teachers have too often been neglected in favour of stories of sacrifices of Western missionaries. Bishop Mwita Akiri redresses this bias by using a socio-historical approach, written from an Afro-centric tradition, to evaluate the contributions and experiences of indigenous agents in the growth of Christianity in Tanzania. This book underscores the significance of oral tradition in African historiography and challenges the claim that foreign missionaries succeeded in destroying African cultures, when they are in fact alive and well. This much-needed research also provides a model for dialogue between the perspective of Christian missions and that of African religious and social heritage in order to continue forward with a Christianity that is authentic and also distinctly African.

Tripp Fuller, "The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus: Lord, Liar, Lunatic . . . Or Awesome? "
English | ISBN: 1451499574 | 2015 | 194 pages | EPUB | 669 KB
Christology is crazy. Its rather absurd to identify a first-century homeless Jew as God revealed, but a bunch of us do anyway. In this book, Tripp Fuller examines the historical Jesus, the development of the doctrine of Christ, the questions that drove christological innovations through church history, contemporary constructive proposals, and the predicament of belief for the church today.