[Classics] Foundations of Christianity Index [CLASSICS] FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIANITY AUTHOR’S FOREWORD 1. THE PAGAN SOURCES 2. THE CHRISTIAN SOURCES 3. THE DISPUTE OVER THE CONCEPT OF JESUS 4. THE SLAVE ECONOMY 5. THE STATE 6. THOUGHT AND SENTIMENT IN THE AGE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 7. ISRAEL 8. THE JEWS AFTER THE EXILE 9. THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY 10. THE CHRISTIAN IDEA OF THE MESSIAH 11. JEWISH CHRISTIANS AND GENTILE CHRISTIANS 12. THE STORY OF CHRIST’S PASSION 13. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ALL PAGES Share TweetPage 1 of 15Early Christianity arose at a time of upheaval and change associated with the crisis of slave society. The rise of Christianity is one of the most extraordinary phenomena in history. Kautsky's Foundations of Christianity deserves a far wider audience than it has had. The main conclusions have been strikingly confirmed by the latest discoveries of archaeology and in particular the Dead Sea Scrolls. As such, Kautsky’s book remains a masterpiece of the method of historical materialism. See also Alan Woods' introduction to the German edition: On Kautsky’s Foundations of ChristianityWritten: 1908.Published in English: Russell and Russell, 1953.Translated: Henry F. Mins.Transcribed: Sally Ryan for the Marxists Internet Archive.Marxist.com version: Edited (chapter numbering) and HTML reworked, November 2019. Next
