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Author : L. Craig Martindale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Expansion of the Christian Church in the First Century written by L. Craig Martindale and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adolf von Harnack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries written by Adolf von Harnack and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rodney Stark
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060677015
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)
Download or read book The Rise of Christianity written by Rodney Stark and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1997-05-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This "fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was won—for Jesus" (Newsweek) is now available in paperback. Stark's provocative report challenges conventional wisdom and finds that Christianity's astounding dominance of the Western world arose from its offer of a better, more secure way of life. "Compelling reading" (Library Journal) that is sure to "generate spirited argument" (Publishers Weekly), this account of Christianity's remarkable growth within the Roman Empire is the subject of much fanfare. "Anyone who has puzzled over Christianity's rise to dominance...must read it." says Yale University's Wayne A. Meeks, for The Rise of Christianity makes a compelling case for startling conclusions. Combining his expertise in social science with historical evidence, and his insight into contemporary religion's appeal, Stark finds that early Christianity attracted the privileged rather than the poor, that most early converts were women or marginalized Jews—and ultimately "that Christianity was a success because it proved those who joined it with a more appealing, more assuring, happier, and perhaps longer life" (Andrew M. Greeley, University of Chicago).
Author : Everett Ferguson
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310829364
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Church History ,Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation written by Everett Ferguson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church History offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and developed. It did so not in a vacuum, but in a setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by the church. Church History looks closely at the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church. Volume one explores the development of the church from the days of Jesus to the years prior to the Reformation. Filled with maps, charts, and illustrations, it offers overviews of the Roman, Greek, and Jewish worlds; insights into the church’s relationship to the Roman empire, with glimpses into pagan attitudes toward Christians; the place of art and architecture, literature and philosophy, both sacred and secular; and much more, spanning the time from the first through the thirteenth centuries. Volume One Content Overview 1. The Setting for the Story’s Beginning 2. Jesus and the Beginnings of the Church 3. The Subapostolic Age 4. The Church and the Empire 5. Heresies and Schisms of the Second Century 6. The Defense Against Rival Interpretations 7. The Fathers of the Old Catholic Church and Their Problems 8. Church Life in the Second and Third Centuries 9. Development of the Church During the Third Century 10. Diocletian and Constantine: On the Threshold of the Fourth Century 11. The Church in the Fourth Century: Doctrine, Organization, and Literature 12. The Church in the Fourth and Early Fifth Centuries: Monasticism, Expansion, Life, and Worship 13. Christological Controversies to Chalcedon 14. Augustine, Pelagius, and Semipelagianism 15. Transitions to the Middle Ages: Germanic Migrations, Doctrinal Developments, and the Papacy 16. Eastern and Western Churches in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries 17. The Eastern Church from the Seventh to Eleventh Centuries 18. The Western Church from the Seventh to Ninth Centuries 19. Decline and Renewal of Vitality in the West: The Ninth to Eleventh Centuries 20. The Papal Reform Movement and the First Crusade 21. Intellectual Revival: The Rise of Scholasticism 22. Monastic, Literary, Political, and Cultural Activities in the Twelfth Centuries 23. The Glory of the Western Medieval Church: The Thirteenth Century 24. Portents of Decline
Author : Linda Woodhead
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199687749
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Christianity written by Linda Woodhead and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a short, accessible analysis of Christianity that focuses on its social and cultural diversity as well as its historical dimensions.
Author : Joseph Ayer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781729770269
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)
Download or read book A Source Book for Ancient Church History written by Joseph Ayer and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-17 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thorough, well-sourced history of the early Christian church follows its origins in the Apostolic Age, through its growth during and after the collapse of the Roman Empire. The author treats the death of Christ as the starting point for his examination of Christianity's initial rise to prominence via the work of the apostles. Originally commanding only a small following in what is today Israel and its immediate surroundings, the movement grew rapidly despite being banned as heresy by the Roman authorities. Through disparate and spread over a wide area, early Christians were organized; the teachings of Jesus were spread by devoted, literate believers who commonly held copies of the New Testament and other lore. Great milestones in the history of Christianity, such as the Emperor Constantine's adoption of the faith, as well as the conflicts between different groups of believers, are examined. The emergence of the Catholic church, and the formal papal office of the Bishop of Rome, is detailed. How Christians lived in the centuries after the collapse of Roman rule, and the ensuant disorder, is hereafter told. Finally, we hear about how the now-organized and hierarchical church changed with the approach of the Middle Ages and the rise of a new religion: Islam. Joseph Cullen Ayer was a Biblical scholar and minister in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His extensive life experience in teaching Christianity, and his formal study of the ancient histories and texts, lent much authority to the few, high quality works he published in his lifetime.
Author : Joseph Cullen Ayer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780359727209
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (272 download)
Download or read book A Source Book for Ancient Church History written by Joseph Cullen Ayer and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thorough, well-sourced history of the early Christian church follows its origins in the Apostolic Age, through its growth during and after the collapse of the Roman Empire. The author treats the death of Christ as the starting point for his examination of Christianity's initial rise to prominence via the work of the apostles. Originally commanding only a small following in what is today Israel and its immediate surroundings, the movement grew rapidly despite being banned as heresy by the Roman authorities. Through disparate and spread over a wide area, early Christians were organized; the teachings of Jesus were spread by devoted, literate believers who commonly held copies of the New Testament and other lore. Great milestones in the history of Christianity, such as the Emperor Constantine's adoption of the faith, as well as the conflicts between different groups of believers, are examined. The emergence of the Catholic church, and the formal papal office of the Bishop of Rome, is detailed.
Author : Philip Carrington
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521166411
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)
Download or read book The Early Christian Church: Volume 1, The First Christian Church written by Philip Carrington and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-11 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archbishop Carrington examines the rise and development of the Christian Church during the first two centuries after the Crucifixion.
Author : Alan Kreider
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493400339
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book The Patient Ferment of the Early Church written by Alan Kreider and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How and why did the early church grow in the first four hundred years despite disincentives, harassment, and occasional persecution? In this unique historical study, veteran scholar Alan Kreider delivers the fruit of a lifetime of study as he tells the amazing story of the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Challenging traditional understandings, Kreider contends the church grew because the virtue of patience was of central importance in the life and witness of the early Christians. They wrote about patience, not evangelism, and reflected on prayer, catechesis, and worship, yet the church grew--not by specific strategies but by patient ferment.
Author : Joseph Cullen Ayer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780359727193
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (271 download)
Download or read book A Source Book for Ancient Church History written by Joseph Cullen Ayer and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thorough, well-sourced history of the early Christian church follows its origins in the Apostolic Age, through its growth during and after the collapse of the Roman Empire. The author treats the death of Christ as the starting point for his examination of Christianity's initial rise to prominence via the work of the apostles. Originally commanding only a small following in what is today Israel and its immediate surroundings, the movement grew rapidly despite being banned as heresy by the Roman authorities. Through disparate and spread over a wide area, early Christians were organized; the teachings of Jesus were spread by devoted, literate believers who commonly held copies of the New Testament and other lore. Great milestones in the history of Christianity, such as the Emperor Constantine's adoption of the faith, as well as the conflicts between different groups of believers, are examined. The emergence of the Catholic church, and the formal papal office of the Bishop of Rome, is detailed.
Author : Peter Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118338847
Total Pages : 741 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (183 download)
Download or read book The Rise of Western Christendom written by Peter Brown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional color images, and an updated bibliography. The essential general survey of medieval European Christendom, Brown's vivid prose charts the compelling and tumultuous rise of an institution that came to wield enormous religious and secular power. Clear and vivid history of Christianity's rise and its pivotal role in the making of Europe Written by the celebrated Princeton scholar who originated of the field of study known as 'late antiquity' Includes a fully updated bibliography and index
Author : Udo Schnelle
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493422421
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book The First One Hundred Years of Christianity written by Udo Schnelle and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning as a marginal group in Galilee, the movement initiated by Jesus of Nazareth became a world religion within 100 years. Why, among various religious movements, did Christianity succeed? This major work by internationally renowned scholar Udo Schnelle traces the historical, cultural, and theological influences and developments of the early years of the Christian movement. It shows how Christianity provided an intellectual framework, a literature, and socialization among converts that led to its enduring influence. Senior New Testament scholar James Thompson offers a clear, fluent English translation of the successful German edition.
Author : William Vernon Harris
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004147179
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The Spread of Christianity in the First Four Centuries written by William Vernon Harris and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays by contemporary historians considers how after two centuries of scholarship we can best explain Christianity's rise to dominance.
Author : Philip Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The History of the Christian Church During the First Ten Centuries written by Philip Smith and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James R. Edwards
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493420216
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book From Christ to Christianity written by James R. Edwards and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the movement founded by Jesus transform more in the first seventy-five years after his death than it has in the two thousand years since? This book tells the story of how the Christian movement, which began as relatively informal, rural, Hebrew and Aramaic speaking, and closely anchored to the Jewish synagogue, became primarily urban, Greek speaking, and gentile by the early second century, spreading through the Greco-Roman world with a mission agenda and church organization distinct from its roots in Jewish Galilee. It also shows how the early church's witness can encourage the church today.
Author : Edmond de Pressensé
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Early Years of Christianity written by Edmond de Pressensé and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth Scott Latourette
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of the Expansion of Christianity: The first five centuries written by Kenneth Scott Latourette and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
