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Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years Paperback - 2011
by MacCulloch, Diarmaid
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, "Christianity" goes back to the origins of the Hebrew Bible and encompasses the globe. It captures the major turning points in human history and fills in often neglected accounts of conversion and confrontation in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
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- Title Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years
- Author MacCulloch, Diarmaid
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 1216
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2011-02-22
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 210442036
- ISBN 9780143118695 / 0143118692
- Weight 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg)
- Dimensions 9.01 x 6.04 x 1.97 in (22.89 x 15.34 x 5.00 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Church history
- Dewey Decimal Code 270
Summary
A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, Diarmaid MacCulloch's Christianity goes back to the origins of the Hebrew Bible and encompasses the globe. It captures the major turning points in Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox history and fills in often neglected accounts of conversion and confrontation in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. MacCulloch introduces us to monks and crusaders, heretics and reformers, popes and abolitionists, and discover Christianity's essential role in shaping human history and the intimate lives of men and women. And he uncovers the roots of the faith that galvanized America, charting the surprising beliefs of the founding fathers, the rise of the Evangelical movement and of Pentecostalism, and the recent crises within the Catholic Church. Bursting with original insights and a great pleasure to read, this monumental religious history will not soon be surpassed.
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Citations
- New York Times Book Review, 03/12/2011, Page 24
- Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/08/2010, Page 30