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As you explore the Christian faith, you will soon encounter some challenging words: Trinity, Sacrament, Reconciliation, Sin, Incarnation, even the word 'Christ' itself. It isn't Jesus's surname! It is a title with a meaning and history.
Sooner, or later, these words, and the ideas behind them, must be addressed and understood. It is simply not possible to be a Christian without understanding sin and forgiveness, knowing what a sacrament is, or accepting Jesus as the Christ.
This book is here to help. It explores and explains many of the key concepts and ideas that underpin the Christian faith.
"I had assumed that someone else had already written a book like this. It seemed such an obvious thing to do. But while I could find weighty tomes on the topics explored here, I couldn't find a book which covered all these things in ways that were accessible, comprehensive and friendly: a simple book about complex things, one which just about anyone could read and find helpful. So, I wrote one." - Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
Stephen Cottrell
STEPHEN COTTRELL is Archbishop of York and the author of many books. Other contributors are likely to include: HOSAM NAOUM, the Palestinian Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem; RACHEL TREWEEK, the Bishop of Gloucester; DOMINIC BARRINGTON, Dean of York Minster; GRAHAM USHER, Bishop of Norwich; CHRISTOPHER CHESSUM, Bishop of Southwark.; GULI FRANCIS-DEHQANI, Bishop of Chelmsford. Plus other church leaders from around the Anglican Communion; disciples to the Holy Land, and Christians who have experienced persecution from various parts of the world (not only Palestine).
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