Forms of Devotion 
Subtitle: Conversion, Worship, Spirituality, and Asceticism (Recent Studies in Early Christianity)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780815330721
Subjects: Christian religious experience; Christian worship; Early Church; History; Religion - Church History; Religion; Christianity - History - General; Religion / General; Early church, ca. 30-600; General; Christian life
First sentence: Whatever other factors were involved, the rise of Christianity in the Roman world was fueled by the decisions of individuals, whole households, and even large crowds to join that new religious movement.