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The Future of Christianity

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The Future of Christianity by Alister E. McGrath explores the significant transformations Christianity has experienced throughout the twentieth century and examines the potential changes it may face in the future. As the world's largest religious grouping, Christianity's evolving role is analysed with insight from one of its most respected contemporary writers.
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Ideal for readers interested in religion and spirituality, especially those curious about the evolution and future prospects of Christianity. Suitable for both scholars and laypeople who seek a balanced and informed perspective on the subject.

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Christianity is the world's largest religious grouping. It has undergone massive change in the 20th century, and seems poised to undergo major transformations in the next. This text examines these changes, and their implications for the future.

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The Future of Christianity by Alister E. McGrath explores the transformations that Christianity, the world's largest religious grouping, has gone through in the twentieth century. It is positioned to undergo further significant changes in the future.

In this important and timely book, McGrath, one of Christianity's most prolific and respected writers, examines these changes and their implications for what lies ahead.

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  • The Future of Christianity
    The Future of Christianity by Alister E. McGrath explores the transformations that Christianity, the world's largest religious grouping, has gone through in the twentieth century. It is positioned to undergo further significant changes in the future. In this important and timely book, McGrath, one of Christianity's most prolific and respected writers, examines these changes and their implications for what lies...
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This book has been praised as stimulating and thought-provoking, providing a critical yet sympathetic examination of Christianity's global potential as it moves into the twenty-first century. Reviewers highlight McGrath's accessible writing style, making complex issues understandable for the interested lay reader. It has been recommended for its scholarly yet readable approach, with endorsements from Third Way, Christian Week, Church of England Newspaper, and others.

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ISBN: 9780631228158

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 December 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 281g

Pages: 192

About the Author


Alister E. McGrath is Professor of Historical Theology, University of Oxford, and Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Among his many Blackwell textbooks are Christian Theology: An Introduction (third edition), The Christian Theology Reader (second edition), An Introduction to Christianity, Historical Theology, and Reformation Thought (third edition).

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