The Formation of Christendom - Softcover

Herrin, Judith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842121790 ISBN 13: 9781842121795

Publisher: Phoenix Press, 2001

Synopsis

Judith Herrin's tour de force argues that the 'initial particularity' of Europe can be found between the fourth and the ninth centuries. Her scholarship 'is so exciting: she can convince the reader that the roots of Western distinctiveness really do lead all the way to forgotten episcopal meetings in small towns in Asia Minor in the fourth century' Michael Ignatieff, Observer. 'a civilized and accomplished book' Economist.

About this title

About the Author

Judith Herrin was educated at the Universities of Cambridge and Birmingham. She currently works in the Classics Department of King's College, London.

Review

Judith Herrin, Winner of the 2016 Dr A.H. Heineken Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

The main argument of Judith Herrin's The Formation of Christendom is that what she calls the 'initial particularity' of Europe is to be sought in the period between the fourth and the ninth centuries. . . . Herrins's scholarship is unerring, her scope is wide and her style fluent. . . . The treatment of the so-called iconoclastic controversy, the dispute over the veneration of images in Christian worship which convulsed the Byzantine world in the eighth century, is sparkling. . . . Debate about where modern Europe came from . . . will be enriched by this civilized and accomplished book. (The Economist)

"The main argument of Judith Herrin's The Formation of Christendom is that what she calls the 'initial particularity' of Europe is to be sought in the period between the fourth and the ninth centuries. . . . Herrins's scholarship is unerring, her scope is wide and her style fluent. . . . The treatment of the so-called iconoclastic controversy, the dispute over the veneration of images in Christian worship which convulsed the Byzantine world in the eighth century, is sparkling. . . . Debate about where modern Europe came from . . . will be enriched by this civilized and accomplished book."--The Economist

". . . Herrin follows some magnificent themes with the lucid dispassion of a good detective."--Thomas D'Evelyn, The Christian Science Monitor

. . . Herrin follows some magnificent themes with the lucid dispassion of a good detective.---Thomas D'Evelyn, The Christian Science Monitor

It is [the] binding together of distant past and immediate present which makes Judith Herrin's scholarship so exciting: she can convince the reader that the roots of Western distinctiveness really do lead all the way to forgotten episcopal meetings in small towns in Asia Minor in the fourth century.---Michael Ignatieff, The Observer

"It is [the] binding together of distant past and immediate present which makes Judith Herrin's scholarship so exciting: she can convince the reader that the roots of Western distinctiveness really do lead all the way to forgotten episcopal meetings in small towns in Asia Minor in the fourth century."--Michael Ignatieff, The Observer

"...a learned, challenging, and gracefully written interpretation of the transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages."--Robert L. Wilken, Commonweal

...a learned, challenging, and gracefully written interpretation of the transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages.---Robert L. Wilken, Commonweal

"Judith Herrin has produced an ambitious, learned, lucid, and instructive book."--Alexander Murray, The Times Literary Supplement

Edition details

• Publisher: Phoenix Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842121790
• ISBN 13: 9781842121795
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544