The Oxford History Of Christianity

Author: John McManners

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  • : 9780192803368
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  • : 08 August 2002
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  • : United Kingdom
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  • : 2nd Revised edition
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  • : 10 maps
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Description

An account of Christianity in all its historical and geographical diversity. This book traces the growth and development of Christianity from the earliest communities of believers to a world religion whose adherents number over 2000 million.

Table of contents

List of Maps; Introduction; 1. THE EARLY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY; 2. From Rome to the Barbarian Kingdoms (330 - 700); 3. The West: The Age of Conversion (700 - 1050); 4. Eastern Christendom; 5. Christianity and Islam; 6. Christian Civilization (1050 - 1400); 7. The Late Medieval Church and its Reformation (1400 - 1600); 8. Enlightenment: Secular and Christian (1600 - 1800); 9. The Expansion of Christianity (1500 - 1800); 10. GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE; 11. North America; 12. Latin America; 13. Africa; 14. Asia; 15. The Orthodox Churches of Eastern Europe; 16. WHAT CHRISTIANS BELIEVE; 17. New Images of Christain Community; 18. The Christian Conscience; 19. The Future of Christianity; Further Reading; Chronology; Index