The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion [Hardcover ed.] 0062007688, 9780062007681

Over 40% of people today are Xians. Their number grows more rapidly than that of any other major faith. InThe Triumph of

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The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion [Hardcover ed.]
0062007688, 9780062007681

Sheehan, professor of philosophy at Loyola, argues that Jesus dispensed with literal gods and formal religions, preachin

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"Compelling reading, not only because of its intellectual rigor but also because of its honest, empathetic humanity

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A compelling comparison of the gospels and Greco-Roman mythology which shows that the gospels were not perceived as myth

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Religion’s decline in the modern world turns out to be a myth. Christianity is the most widespread global belief system,

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these studies all have to do with Jesus and the beginnings of Christianity

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A compelling comparison of the gospels and Greco-Roman mythology which shows that the gospels were not perceived as myth

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In The Other Catholics, Julie Byrne shares the remarkable history and current activity of independent Catholics, who num

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In this sweeping narrative, Michael Satlow tells the fascinating story of how an ancient collection of obscure Israelite

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