The Christian Tradition

For use as a core text in any introductory course in the History of Christianity; also appropriate as a supplemental text for upper-level courses in Religion and the Arts, Spirituality, and Mysticism.

Text introduces comprehensive and diverse view of history of Christianity as a complex cultural system. Concentrates on the cultural manifestations, the arts and literature, and discusses the history of ideas and the organized church as well as spirituality and religious life and practice.