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2624 Blaisdell Ave • Minneapolis, MN 55408 • www.catalystpublicity.com For review copies: For media bookings: Krista Margies Lisa Braun Dubbels, Publicist Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Catalyst Publicity & Promotion Group 646.688.2510 646.688.2596 fax 651.343.7315 y 866.908.2455 fax [email protected] [email protected] CHRISTIANITY: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY New title provides an essential history of the world’s most popular religion, its origins and development, and its key doctrines and concepts Christianity is the most popular religion in the world: having long ago spread beyond its historic heartlands in Europe and the Near East, it has been embraced by hundreds of millions in the Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Asia. Christianity: The Illustrated History provides an accessible account of the religion’s origins and development, as well as its key ideas and concepts. On these pages, Christianity comes alive through its mystics, saints, artists, philosophers, and writers— as well as the human story of Christ and his followers. Organized in four parts, this engrossing volume traces Christianity’s growth from small local sect to global power; gives an overview of beliefs, rituals, and festivals within the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox traditions; offers a fascinating survey of sacred scrolls, testaments, apocrypha, and prayers; and examines the issues faced by the religion’s diverse faith communities as they seek to meet the challenges of a new millennium. Gorgeously illustrated throughout, it includes ten special feature spreads that serve as miniessays on various aspects of art and architecture. The scholarly yet readable text also includes more than 100 fascinating boxes and sidebars that emphasize Christianity’s legacy—from philosophical ideas and educational institutions to selfless traditions of charity and caring. Hans J. Hillenbrand is Professor and Chair, Department of Religion, Duke University, North Carolina. He specializes in the Reformation and the history of modern Christianity. Among his many titles is the seminal work The Protestant Reformation (1968). He was also editorinchief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation (1996), which won the Roland H. Bainton Prize for reference works. In September 2008, he was ordered The Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, given to German citizens and citizens of other countries for a broad range of achievements that benefit German culture, economic activity or social wellbeing. CHRISTIANITY: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY CHURCH AND SOCIETY CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION SACRED ART AND ARCHITECTURE Hans J. Hillerbrand, General Editor Duncan Baird, an imprint of Sterling Publishing Sale date: October 7, 2008 256 pp ISBN: 1844837173 ISBN13: 9781844837175 $35.00 US y $38.00 CAN Hardcover with jacket y Color y 8 ½ x 11

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Page 1: Press kit, Christianity

2624 Blaisdell Ave • Minneapolis, MN 55408 • www.catalystpublicity.com 

  For review copies:             For media bookings:  Krista Margies              Lisa Braun Dubbels, Publicist Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.          Catalyst Publicity & Promotion Group 646.688.2510 • 646.688.2596 fax        651.343.7315   866.908.2455 fax [email protected]        [email protected] 

CHRISTIANITY: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY New title provides an essential history of the world’s most popular religion,

its origins and development, and its key doctrines and concepts

 Christianity is the most popular religion in the world: having long ago spread beyond its historic heartlands in Europe and the Near East, it has been embraced by hundreds of millions in the Americas, Africa, Oceania,  and Asia.  Christianity:  The  Illustrated History  provides  an accessible account of the religion’s origins and development, as well as  its  key  ideas  and  concepts. On  these  pages,  Christianity  comes alive through  its mystics, saints, artists, philosophers, and writers—as well as the human story of Christ and his followers.  Organized  in four parts, this engrossing volume traces Christianity’s growth  from small  local sect  to global power; gives an overview of beliefs,  rituals,  and  festivals  within  the  Catholic,  Protestant,  and Orthodox  traditions;  offers  a  fascinating  survey  of  sacred  scrolls, testaments, apocrypha, and prayers; and examines the  issues faced by the religion’s diverse faith communities as they seek to meet the challenges of a new millennium. Gorgeously  illustrated throughout, it  includes  ten special  feature spreads  that serve as mini‐essays on various aspects of art and architecture. The  scholarly  yet  readable text also includes more than 100 fascinating boxes and sidebars that emphasize  Christianity’s  legacy—from  philosophical  ideas  and educational institutions to selfless traditions of charity and caring.  

Hans  J.  Hillenbrand  is  Professor  and Chair,  Department  of  Religion,  Duke University, North Carolina. He  specializes in  the  Reformation  and  the  history  of modern  Christianity.  Among  his  many titles  is  the  seminal work The Protestant Reformation  (1968).  He was  also  editor‐in‐chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation  (1996),  which  won  the Roland  H.  Bainton  Prize  for  reference 

works.  In September 2008, he was ordered The Cross of the Order of Merit of  the  Federal Republic of Germany,  given  to German  citizens and citizens of other countries for a broad range of achievements that benefit  German  culture,  economic  activity  or  social  well‐being. 

CHRISTIANITY: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY CHURCH AND SOCIETY CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION 

SACRED ART AND ARCHITECTURE Hans J. Hillerbrand, General Editor 

 Duncan Baird, an imprint of Sterling Publishing 

Sale date: October 7, 2008  

256 pp ISBN: 1‐84483‐717‐3 

ISBN13: 9781844837175 $35.00 US   $38.00 CAN 

Hardcover with jacket   Color   8 ½ x 11 

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2624 Blaisdell Ave • Minneapolis, MN 55408 • www.catalystpublicity.com 

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

 

Mark Goodacre (“The Life of Jesus”) is Associate Professor in New Testament at the Department of Religion, Duke University, North Carolina.   

Anne T. Thayer (“The Story of the Church”) is Associate Professor of Church History at Lancaster Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania.   

Hans Schwarz (“God and Humankind”) is Professor of Theology at the University of Regensburg, Germany.  

Karen B. Westerfield Tucker (“Christian Practice”) is Professor of Worship at the School of Theology, Boston University.   

Samuel Wells (“Christian Ethics”) is Dean of Duke University Chapel and Research Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke Divinity School.   

Professor Graham Ward (“Christian Community”) teaches in the Department of Religion and Theology at the University of Manchester.   

Chester Gillis (“Catholicism”) is the Amaturo Chair in Catholic Studies in the Department of Theology and a Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, World Affairs, and Peace at Georgetown University, Washington, DC.   

Martin E. Marty (“Protestantism” and “Faith in Action”) is Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago.   

Bradley Nassif (“Eastern Orthodoxy”) is Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago.   

Keith Elliott (“The Word of God” and “The Christian Canon”) is Professor of New Testament Textual Criticism at the University of Leeds, England.  

G.R. Evans (“Unity and Diversity”) is a professor in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge, where she researches in and teaches medieval intellectual history, medieval theology, and ecumenical theology.  

Caroline Bruzelius (art and architecture features) is Anne M. Cogan Professor in the department of Art History at Duke University, specializing in medieval architecture and sculpture.