The Rise of Western Christendom: Triumph and Diversity 200-1000 AD (Making of Europe) - Hardcover

Brown, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0631221379 ISBN 13: 9780631221371

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2003

Synopsis

This book offers a vivid, compelling history of the first thousand years of Christianity. For the second edition, the book has been thoroughly rewritten and expanded. It includes two new chapters, as well as an extensive preface in which the author reflects on the scholarly traditions which have influenced his work and explains his current thinking about the book's themes.

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• New edition of popular account of the first 1000 years of Christianity.
  
• Thoroughly rewritten, with extensive new preface of author's current thinking.
  
• Includes new maps, substantial bibliography, and numerous chronological tables.

About this title

Book Description:

This book offers a vivid, compelling history of the first thousand years of Christianity. Ranging across the Christian world from China to Iceland, the narrative illustrates the diversity of Christian beliefs and practices. It also places the rise of Christianity in the context of other religious traditions, especially Islam. The author draws penetrating portraits of individuals and communities, from St Patrick and the Irish church to the Christian communities of Armenia and Mesopotamia. For the second edition, the book has been thoroughly rewritten and expanded. It includes two new chapters, on monasticism and Irish Christianity. The author has also added an extensive preface in which he reflects on the scholarly traditions that have influenced his work and explains his current thinking about the book's themes. The new edition contains new maps, a substantial bibliography, and a number of chronological tables to orient the reader.

From the Back Cover:

This book offers a vivid, compelling history of the first thousand years of Christianity. For the second edition, the book has been thoroughly rewritten and expanded. It includes two new chapters, as well as an extensive preface in which the author reflects on the scholarly traditions which have influenced his work and explains his current thinking about the book's themes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0631221379
• ISBN 13: 9780631221371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 640