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Celebrated scholar Franklin H. Littell presents an innovative solution to thevisual representation of faith in the modern age. Atlases that represent thefirst 1500 years of Christianity can for the most part safely rely on ethnicand national boundaries to provide the basic context for the maps and drawingsthat illustrate change. Yet as one approaches the modern period when thecredal preferences of rulers and governments become decreasingly determinativethe geographical portrayal of religion becomes more problematic. Particularattention is paid to the interaction between Christians and Jews and to theencounter between Christianity and Islam. Three main areas are emphasizedtheology and dogma ethical and moral life and the expansion of Christianityto a world religion. «
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