This book is written by an experienced and well know author with a clear and engaging format. Each chapter is structured to allow teachers to control and administer lessons with ease and flexibility. All topics are self contained making them suitable for specialist and non-specialist use. Three types of straightforward and progressive questions/activities are included for each topic.

 

This book is part of a book series called Aspects Of Christianity .

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Oxford University Press .

Michael Keene is a former secondary school religious studies and sociology teacher and head of department. Now a full-time writer he has written extensively on religious education for all ages.

This book has the following chapters: Part 1 From one church to many: one church - many faces; the early years; the great schism; the Reformation; divisions and splits; churches together?. Part 2 The Roman Catholic Church: the Roman Catholic church; Roman Catholic churches (1); Roman Catholic churches (2); prayer and worship; priests; monks and nuns; infant baptism; confirmation; the Mass; the Virgin Mary. Part 3 The Orthodox Church: the Orthodox Church; Orthodox Churches; the Divine Liturgy; from birth to death; the iconostasis and icons. Part 4 The Anglican Church: the Anglican Church; Anglican Churches; infant baptism; confirmation; Holy Communion. Part 5 Nonconfirmist churches: the Methodist Church; inside nonconformist churches; nonconformists worshipping; the place of the Bible; believer's baptism; the Breaking of Bread; the Quakers (the Society of Friends); the Salvation Army; the Salvation Army in the community; the Pentecostal Church.