This outstanding textbook offers an original history of Christian thought, asking what it has meant over the centuries to participate in the religion of the Word made flesh. <br><ul><br><li>Traces Christian ideas, conversations, experiences and practices from the first century through to the dawn of modernity at the end of the eighteenth century. <br><li>Presents an inclusive history, considering the critical roles of women and religious 'others'– dissenting Christians, Jews and Muslims – in shaping Christian thought. <br><li>Sets Christian ideas in the context of conversations, controversies and concrete circumstances. <br><li>Demonstrates the importance of liturgical and devotional exercises to the practice of Christianity. <br><li>Treats words, images, music and architecture all as primary evidence of Christian traditions. <br><li>Is accompanied by a CD Rom containing hundreds of visuals to support the theories and examples discussed throughout the volume. </li></ul>