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Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire
Saving Paradise How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire
Author: Rita Nakashima Brock, Rita Nakashima Brock, Rebecca Ann Parker, Rebecca Ann Parker
During their first millennium, Christians filled their sanctuaries with images of Christ as a living presence?as a shepherd, teacher, healer, or an enthroned god. But he is never dead. When he appears with the cross, he stands in front of it, serene, resurrected in a world ablaze, in this world as paradise. But once he perished, dying was virtua...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780807067543
ISBN-10: 0807067547
Publication Date: 7/1/2009
Pages: 576
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Publisher: Beacon Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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