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Christianity : how a despised sect from a minority religion came to dominate the Roman Empire / Jonathan Hill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hill, Jonathan, 1976-
- Standardized Title:
- Crucible of Christianity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Church history--Primitive and early church.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Fortress Press edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minn : Fortress Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Originally published: The crucible of Christianity : the forging of a world faith. -- London : Lion Hudson, 2010.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-252) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780800697778 :
- 0800697774
- OCLC:
- 646121979
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