This book is for a wide range of readers and not just those that are interested in Paper Money or Christianity. This book will help people understand diverse views of history in a new way. Readers will be intrigued by the study of Christianity as it is expressed in the text and imagery of paper money. Photos of paper money appear throughout the book along with an explanation of the personalities and events in Christian history that became memorialized on the world's money. The book will explain Christianity's influence upon the world, and its distinction from other religions. Catholicism and Protestantism are discussed, as well as the differences between the two. Readers will gain a greater understanding of the religion of Islam and the traditions of the Muslim people and see that paper money images can trace the early history of the Mormon Church. The book's artwork of the imagery on the currency makes it a new, stimulating way to study Christianity and those that played such a significant role in its history. Christianity has been a large part of the world's history for almost 2,000 years, and that story is the one told in this book. One topic is the separation of Church and State, another is the Protestant Reformation that caused Christian believers to question the basic tenets of the Catholic Church and the powerful hold it had on a person's life. The settlement of the New World, America, is largely a result of the escape from religious persecution in Europe and evolved with a whole new set of Christian values. Devoted men and women appear in each of the stories who were instrumental in spreading, preaching and defending Christianity, and some of whom were martyred for it. The complete subject matter of this book about Christianity is extensive.This book is divided into four chapters: Chapter 1- Religion Background: Describes the major religions and shows a timeline of important religious events. The basic beliefs of Christianity are explained as well as those of the Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox faiths.Chapter 2- Christian Expansion (Europe): Explains the spread of Christianity throughout Europe by Jesus' apostles and the rise of power in the Catholic Church. Reformers such as Martin Luther demanded change in the Church's teachings, which brought forth the Protestant Reformation and an incredible transformation of the Christian faith.Chapter 3- Colonization: Explains the role of Christianity in the colonization of the Americas, Africa and Australia.Chapter 4-Missionary Stories: Brings attention to those who have given their lives to the service of Christ, including pastors, doctors, nurses, activists, teachers, poets, authors, and those who work with the poor. This book presents Christianity in a different light, through the imagery of paper money, and displays its continued spread throughout the world by countless, devoted followers as first commissioned by Jesus Christ so many centuries ago.
