Christianity :
Hill, Jonathan, 1976-
Christianity : how a despised sect from a minority religion came to dominate the Roman Empire / Jonathan Hill. - Fortress Press edition. - Minneapolis, Minn. : Fortress Press, ©2011. - 256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Originally published: The crucible of Christianity : the forging of a world faith. -- London : Lion Hudson, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-252) and index.
Jesus and the first Christians -- From one generation to the next -- Opposition and persecution -- The Church in the empire -- Christians in a hostile world -- Christian philosophy -- Heresy and orthodoxy -- The Christian empire -- A divided Church -- The first monks -- The official Church.
Explores the early development of Christianity after Jesus's death, discussing such topics as leaders and opponents, ideas that survived, persecutions, and how the average Christian worshiped.
9780800697778 : $29.95 0800697774
BR165 / .H55 2011
270.1
Christianity : how a despised sect from a minority religion came to dominate the Roman Empire / Jonathan Hill. - Fortress Press edition. - Minneapolis, Minn. : Fortress Press, ©2011. - 256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Originally published: The crucible of Christianity : the forging of a world faith. -- London : Lion Hudson, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-252) and index.
Jesus and the first Christians -- From one generation to the next -- Opposition and persecution -- The Church in the empire -- Christians in a hostile world -- Christian philosophy -- Heresy and orthodoxy -- The Christian empire -- A divided Church -- The first monks -- The official Church.
Explores the early development of Christianity after Jesus's death, discussing such topics as leaders and opponents, ideas that survived, persecutions, and how the average Christian worshiped.
9780800697778 : $29.95 0800697774
BR165 / .H55 2011
270.1