Christianity
Subtitle: how a despised sect from a minority religion came to dominate the Roman Empire
By: Jonathan Hill
Edition: Fortress Press ed.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780800697778
Subjects: Primitive and early church; Church history
Work titles: Crucible of Christianity
Description: Explores the early development of Christianity after Jesus's death, discussing such topics as leaders and opponents, ideas that survived, persecutions, and how the average Christian worshiped.
Notes: Originally published: The crucible of Christianity : the forging of a world faith. -- London : Lion Hudson, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Jesus and the first Christians --; title: From one generation to the next --; title: Opposition and persecution --; title: The Church in the empire --; title: Christians in a hostile world --; title: Christian philosophy --; title: Heresy and orthodoxy --; title: The Christian empire --; title: A divided Church --; title: The first monks --; title: The official Church.