Triumph of Christianity

How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

How did Christianity become the dominant religion in the West?In the early first century, a small group of peasants from the backwaters of the Roman Empire proclaimed that an executed enemy of the state was God’s messiah. Less than four hundred years later it had become the official religion of Rome with some thirty million followers.It could so easily have been a forgotten sect of Judaism.Through meticulous research, Bart Ehrman, an expert on Christian history, texts and traditions, explores the way we think about one of the most important cultural transformations the world has ever seen, one that has shaped the art, music, literature, philosophy, ethics and economics of modern Western civilisation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-02-07
Mått:128 x 197 x 26 mm
Vikt:336 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Oneworld Publications
ISBN:9781786074836

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Bart D. Ehrman is a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and How Jesus Became God. He has contributed to such major publications and media outlets as Time, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN and the BBC.

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‘This is the work of a great scholar…a book full of learning and nuance.’

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsTime Line IntroductionChapter 1 The Beginning of the End: The Conversion of ConstantineChapter 2 Back to the Beginning: The Conversion and Mission of PaulChapter 3 The Religious World of Conversion: Roman PaganismChapter 4 Reasons for the Christian SuccessChapter 5 Miraculous Incentives for ConversionChapter 6 The Growth of the ChurchChapter 7 Christians Under Assault: Persecution, Martyrdom, and Self-DefenseChapter 8 The First Christian EmperorChapter 9 Conversion and Coercion: The Beginnings of a Christian EmpireAfterword Gains and Losses AppendixNotesIndex