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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jonathan Hill |
| ISBN: | 9780800697778 : 0800697774 |
| OCLC Number: | 646121979 |
| Notes: | Originally published: The crucible of Christianity : the forging of a world faith. -- London : Lion Hudson, 2010. |
| Description: | 256 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm. |
| 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. |
| Other Titles: | Crucible of Christianity Christianity : |
| Responsibility: | Jonathan Hill. |
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Abstract:
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.
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