A People's History of Christianity

  • Author: Diana Butler Bass
  • Narrator: Karen Saltus
  • Publisher: HarperCollins USA
  • Duration: 9:29:27
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Synopsis

For too long, the history of Christianity has been told as the triumph of orthodox doctrine imposed through power and hierarchy. In A People's History of Christianity, historian and religion expert Diana Butler Bass reveals an alternate history that includes a deep social ethic and far-reaching inclusivity: "the other side of the story" is not a modern phenomenon, but has always been practiced within the church. Butler Bass persuasively argues that corrective—even subversive—beliefs and practices have always been hallmarks of Christianity and are necessary to nourish communities of faith.

In the same spirit as Howard Zinn's groundbreaking work The People's History of the United States, Butler Bass's A People's History of Christianity brings to life the movements, personalities, and spiritual disciplines that have always informed and ignited Christian worship and social activism.

A People's History of Christianity authenticates the vital, emerging Christian movements of our time, providing the historical evidence that celebrates these movements as thoroughly Christian and faithful to the mission and message of Jesus.

Chapters

  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_01_Intro

    Duration: 36min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_02_Part1Ch1

    Duration: 17min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_03_Ch2

    Duration: 53min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_04_Ch3

    Duration: 45min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_05_Part2Ch4

    Duration: 20min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_06_Ch5

    Duration: 46min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_07_Ch6

    Duration: 55min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_08_Part3Ch7

    Duration: 16min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_09_Ch8

    Duration: 38min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_10_Ch9

    Duration: 53min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_11_Part4Ch10

    Duration: 18min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_12_Ch11

    Duration: 49min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_13_Ch12

    Duration: 01h08min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_14_Part5Ch13

    Duration: 41min
  • PeoplesHistoryOfChristianity_15_Epilogue

    Duration: 08min
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    Duration: 01min