The forgotten creed
Subtitle: Christianity's original struggle against bigotry, slavery, and sexism
By: Stephen J. Patterson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780190865825
Subjects: Bible; Equality; Biblical teaching; Identification (Religion); Criticism, interpretation; Identity (Psychology); Christianity
Description: Explores an early, forgotten creed in the Letters of Paul. Traces early Christian attitudes towards race, gender, and class. Discusses the radical inclusivism in the earliest Christian movement, and investigates how and why Christianity changed to become less inclusive--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-167) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The unbelievable creed; title: Christianity's forgotten first creed; title: The oldest cliché; title: Children of God; title: There is no Jew Or Greek; title: There is no slave or free; title: There is no male and female; title: You are all one.