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Author Hill, Jonathan, 1976-

Title Christianity : how a despised sect from a minority religion came to dominate the Roman Empire / Jonathan Hill.

Publication Info. Minneapolis, Minn : Fortress Press, 2011.
2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  270.1 HILL, JONATHAN    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  277.2 HIL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  270.1 H55    Check Shelf
Edition Fortress Press edition.
Description 256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Note Originally published: The crucible of Christianity : the forging of a world faith. -- London : Lion Hudson, 2010.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-252) and index.
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.
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.
Subject Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Added Title Crucible of Christianity
ISBN 9780800697778: $29.95
0800697774
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