CONTENTS

PART ONE HOW CAN WE KNOW?

Where do we start? -- pg.14

Tradition -- pg.16

Revelation and reason -- pg.19

The spiritual dimension -- pg.23

We all believe something -- pg.30

Christianity: true to the way things are -- pg.38

A people-centred faith -- pg.47

PART TWO JESUS CHRIST

54 Who was Jesus? -- pg.54

Jesus’life and teaching -- pg.81

Death... and then -- pg.109

PART THREE GOD

God is -- pg.126

The personal God -- pg.150

The Trinity -- pg.163

The place of the Bible -- pg.176

God in other religions -- pg.191

PART FOUR CREATION: HUMANITY AND THE WORLD

In the beginning, God -- pg.206

Made in the image of God -- pg.219

A flawed humanity -- pg.246

A spoiled creation -- pg.256

The laws of God -- pg.279

Finding God’s will -- pg.282

Good and evil -- pg.289

Work -- pg.297

Medical ethics -- pg.300

Marriage and divorce -- pg.302

PART FIVE A NEW CREATION

A new age dawns -- pg.310

Good news of freedom -- pg.323

Finding faith -- pg.334

Life in the Holy Spirit -- pg.354

A living community -- pg.382

Destiny -- pg.412

PART SIX CHRISTIAN BELIEF IN THE MAKING

People and movements through the centuries -- pg.426

GLOSSARY

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

As a compact, easily-used guide to Christian belief, this Handbook joins a widely-acclaimed series. The Lion Handbook to the Bible has sold over a million copies and has been published in 18 languages. The aim of this Handbook is the same:to open up the riches of the Christian faith to a whole new readership; to share the insights of the scholars with those who would otherwise need a whole library of books. The standpoint is orthodox, authorative. A hundred authors from around the world have contributed articles on the key beliefs. Special features highlight examples and application. Charts and diagrams help understanding. Photographs, many in full colour, bring out the relevance and application o the beliefs in today's world. the book tackles the subject in the order the reader often comes to it. This book represents a brand-new concept. It opens up for the non-specialist the whole range of Christian beliefs. It is organized in a way which is user-oriented. The presentation s colourful, exciting and interesting. Now more than ever it is crucially important that we know what we believe, for what we believe determines how we live. This book gives the opportunity of gaining first hand the key teachings of Christianity.