| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 335 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [295]-322) and index. |
| Contents |
The beginning of the end: the conversion of Constantine -- Back to the beginning: the conversion and mission of Paul -- The religious world of conversion: Roman paganism -- Reasons for the Christian success -- Miraculous incentives for conversion -- The growth of the church -- Christians under assault: persecution, martyrdom, and self-defense -- The first Christian emperor -- Conversion and coercion: the beginnings of a Christian empire -- Gains and losses. |
| Summary |
Looks at how Christianity went from being an obscure sect of Judaism followed by a small group of rural peasants to being the dominant religion in the west in less than four hundred years. |
| Subject |
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337 -- Influence.
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Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337. (OCoLC)fst01813658
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church.
(OCoLC)fst01710945
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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| Chronological Term |
30-600
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781501136702 (hardcover) |
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1501136704 (hardcover) |
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