Christianity is more than a religion: it is also a complex intellectual tradition. Christians and non-Christians alike who want to understand the world as it is today have to understand Christianity too.
At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern hemisphere but declining in much of the West, this Very Short Introduction offers an important overview of the world's largest religion. Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of
This essay defends the thesis that Jesus is not a historical person, but a myth, a myth that continues to fascinate us: The incarnation of God in the suffering of the Messiah.