Christianity" is part of a series of six texts for GCSE covering major world religions. Each text is written by a practising member of that particular religion, in order that it can be clearly presented as a living faith. At the same time, the accounts are unbiased and uncritical of other religions. A history of the Christian church is followed by an explanation of the beliefs and practices of the faith. The author addresses the current world problems which confront Christians today.

 

 

There are 128 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2000 by Oxford University Press .

This book has the following chapters: Jesus; the beginnings of the christian church; the spread of Christianity; Christian denominations; Christian worship; the Lord's prayer; means of grace; Christian festivals; Mary, the mother of Jesus; the ecumenical movement; mission and dialogue; Christian teaching; beliefs; Christian teaching; ethics; vocation; poverty and wealth; the family; anti-Semitism; racism and apartheid; peace, war and liberation theology; Christianity among the religions; the future.