Living with Betrayal

This article addresses the idea that, over the centuries, Christianity has survived only by betraying its own uncompromising ideals. It investigates how damaging this interpretation could be for Christianity, and suggests that Christianity's survival might paradoxically be a function of the ver...

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Main Author: Henry, Martin 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2010
In: New blackfriars
Year: 2010, Volume: 91, Issue: 1034, Pages: 439-444
Further subjects:B Nature
B Grace
B Redemption
B St Augustine
B Betrayal
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Summary:This article addresses the idea that, over the centuries, Christianity has survived only by betraying its own uncompromising ideals. It investigates how damaging this interpretation could be for Christianity, and suggests that Christianity's survival might paradoxically be a function of the very phenomenon that seems at first sight to undermine it.
ISSN:1741-2005
Contains:Enthalten in: New blackfriars
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2005.2009.01316.x