Christianity For Dummies

Introduction.

Part I: Uncovering What Christianity’s All About.

Chapter 1: Good News in a Bad News World.

Chapter 2: Christianity: But Is It True?

Chapter 3: That Amazing Stuff Called Grace.

Part II: Exploring the Basic Principles of the Christian Faith.

Chapter 4: Sin: Why “Do’s and Don’ts” Miss the Bigger Picture.

Chapter 5: Jesus Christ: His Life, Ministry, and Radical Claims.

Chapter 6: Peeking Inside God’s Diary: The Bible.

Chapter 7: The Trinity: How 1+1+1 Equals 1.

Chapter 8: The Rite Stuff: Sacraments, Ordinances, and the Christian Faith.

Chapter 9: Heading for Home: The End Game.

Part III: Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple: Peeking into the Christian Church.

Chapter 10: Tradition, Tradition: The Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

Chapter 11: Back to the Basics: The Protestant Church.

Chapter 12: Making Sense of Worship.

Part IV: Christian Living in a Postmodern World.

Chapter 13: I’m a Christian — Now What?

Chapter 14: Being in the World but Not of It.

Chapter 15: Tackling Thorny Issues in the Church.

Chapter 16: Taking On Tough Issues Raised in the Real World.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Christian Holy Days, Holidays, and Seasons.

Chapter 18: Ten Christian Leaders You Should Know About.

Chapter 19: Ten New Testament Teachings You Should Know About.

Appendix A: Glossary of Christian Lingo.

Appendix B: Timeline of Christian History.

Index.