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Discover profound insights into what Professor Johnson calls "one of religion's great success stories" with these 12 lectures that provide a clear survey of the most important elements of Christianity and a framework for further study. In these lectures, you'll consider a range of fundamental issues, including Christianity's birth and expansion across the Mediterranean world, the development of its doctrine, its transformation after Christianity became the imperial religion of Rome, its many and deep connections to Western culture, and tensions within Christianity today. Professor Johnson's synthetic approach provides first an overview of the Christian story, how it understands history, the relation of scripture to that history, and the Christian creed (what Christians believe about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the church) .