The Early Church (Penguin History Of The Church Series)

Name: The Early Church (Penguin History Of The Church Series)
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by Henry Chadwick

Paperback|Oct 1993

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Penguin History Of The Church Series

This first volume of the penguin history of the church looks at the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries AD and at the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world. Drawing on recent historical...

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This first volume of the penguin history of the church looks at the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries AD and at the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world. Drawing on recent historical research, Professor Henry Chadwock shows how Christianity had its roots in a synthesis of contemporary ideas and beliefs, and analyses the causes of its persecution under Diocletian, the fanaticism of its martyrs and its bitter internal controversies. The conversion of Constantine and the edict of Theodosius meant that the church had to reconcile its spiritual duties with a new, worldly role as an established church for good government throughout the empire, and Professor Chadwick completes his history by demonstrating how this conflict of responsiblilties led to the emergence of the papacy and the monastic movement, the twin pillars of Christianity in the Middle Ages.

PRODUCT DETAIL

Catalogue Code 83850
Product Code 0140231994
ISBN 0140231994
EAN 9780140231991
UPC 051488015000
Pages 320
Department Academic
Category History
Sub-Category General
Publisher Penguin Books
Publication Date Oct 1993
Sales Rank 27333
Dimensions 201 x 133 x 19mm
Weight 0.238kg

Henry Chadwick

About the Authors: R.M. Hare is White's Professor of Moral Philosophy Emeritus at Oxford University and Research Professor at the University of Florida. Jonathan Barnes is Professor of Ancient Philosophy and a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford University. Henry Chadwick is Master of Peterhouse, and Regius ProfessorEmeritus of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.