Living Like The First Christians

Download or read book The Formation of Christianity in Antioch written by Magnus Zetterholm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And conclusion3 THE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS DIFFERENTIATION; Introduction; Constructing analytical tools; A theory of religious differentiation; Religion and value-changing processes; Muslims and religious change in modern Europe; Pluralism and religious differentiation; A theory of social integration; Variables of assimilation; The process of assimilation; The assimilation profile-a test case; The use of acculturation; Analysis-Antiochean Judaism revealed; Groups and factions; Crossing the boundaries-Antiochus the apostate; Observing torah-religious traditionalists.