Christ : The First Two Thousand Years : From holy man to global brand

the long version

What did the word “Christ” mean in the first century, and how did it resonate with the politics and religion of the time? And beyond that, how was Jesus seen in the New Testament, and then onto the time of the Desert Fathers? This book traces the history of Christ through the militant leader of the Crusaders, via the multi-faceted Christ of the Middle Ages, and the opposing views of Him formed during the Reformation and the wars that followed. Finally, the authors consider the Christ of the technological age and the age of total war, before looking also at the Christ of liberation theology, Marxism, the developing world, the Dalits, other faiths, and the post-modern Christ of the 21st century.