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Aug 08, 2012RainbowRabbit rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This is a history NOT of saints and church leaders, BUT of ordinary people and their customs through the centuries: imitating Christ's life, studying scripture, hallowing time, giving hospitality, caring for the sick and imprisoned, peacemaking, making a pilgrimage, monasticism, praying the hours, praying the rosary, the Way of the Cross, 'dying well' (i.e. prepared), expanding the notion of neighbour to include followers of other religions + enemies + animals + the outcast + the environment; protesting sin and injustice within the church, reading, testifying, teaching, singing & praying, seeking justice, building family, questing for the inner light, promoting tolerance, seeking equality, building freedom, building community, and promoting ecumenism and pluralism. She divides history of Christianity into four periods, and within each she considers devotion and ethics. How varied has been this faith group!