The triumph of Christianity : how a forbidden religion swept the world
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The triumph of Christianity : how a forbidden religion swept the world
AUTHOR:
Ehrman, Bart D.
ISBN:
9781501136702
EDITION:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xiv, 335 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
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 -- Afterword: Gains and losses.
PERSONAL_SUBJECT:
SUBJECT:
| Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. |
| Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337 -- Influence. |