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The rise of Christian beliefs The rise of Christian beliefs Heikki Räisänen Heikki Raisanen offers a historical survey of the roots and first growth of the thoughts, values, and practices of the early Christians and explains the evolution of Christian belief in terms of vita… OL11733699W
The Lost History of Christianity The Lost History of Christianity Philip Jenkins,John Philip Jenkins In this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, wi… OL15178095W
Roman Christianity and Roman Stoicism Roman Christianity and Roman Stoicism Runar M. Thorsteinsson xiii, 248 p. ; 25 cm OL15570372W
Defending Constantine Defending Constantine Peter J. Leithart Leithart reads the original ancient, the seminal secondary, and lots of other sources to contend that Constantine was a believer and a conciliator who sought theological agreement for the political s… OL15909619W
Cities of God Cities of God Rodney Stark How did the preaching of a peasant carpenter from Galilee spark a movement that would grow to include over two billion followers? Who listened to this "good news," and who ignored it? Where did Chris… OL165416W
And man created God And man created God Selina O'Grady At the time of Jesus' birth, thousands of people were leaving their families and tribes behind and flocking into brand new multi-ethnic cities. The world was undergoing the first phase of globalizati… OL16805410W
Quest for the Historical Apostles Quest for the Historical Apostles W. Brian Shelton The stories and contributions of the apostles provide an important entrée into church history. However, the legends of the apostles after the New Testament are confusing and steeped in myth. This hi… OL20174208W
Memory and identity in ancient Judaism and early Christianity Memory and identity in ancient Judaism and early Christianity Tom Thatcher "This volume applies theoretical principles, along with related aspects of Schwartz's model and the work of other significant memory theorists, to a number of case studies from ancient Jewish and ear… OL20548189W
Authority and Performance Authority and Performance Hagit Amirav One can hardly exaggerate the importance of the church councils in the 5th and 6th centuries. They provide us with great insights into the situation in the late Roman Empire and particularly into the… OL20931604W
Attitudes to Gentiles in ancient Judaism and early Christianity Attitudes to Gentiles in ancient Judaism and early Christianity David C. Sim,James S. McLaren This volume describes the attitudes towards Gentiles in both ancient Judaism and the early Christian tradition. The Jewish relationship with and views about the Gentiles played an important part in J… OL20955821W
Partings Partings Hershel Shanks When did Judaism and Christianity become two separate faiths? Had the process already begun in the decades following Jesus' crucifixion, or did it take centuries for the first serious and inexorable … OL20957316W
From Jesus to the church From Jesus to the church Craig A. Evans This study traces the tumultuous history of the very first followers of Jesus. Specifically, author Craig A. Evans looks at how a chain of events from 3-7 CE--beginning with Jesus's entry into Jerusa… OL20957396W
Jesus followers in the Roman Empire Jesus followers in the Roman Empire Paul B. Duff "When Jesus of Nazareth began proclaiming the kingdom of God early in the first century, he likely had no intention of starting a new religion, especially one that included former pagans. Yet a new r… OL20975146W
The river of God The river of God Gregory J. Riley "In this work, historian Gregory Riley traces the origins of Christianity beyond its familiar sources in Judaism and in the Hebrew Bible. Journeying off the beaten path, Riley reveals other, lesser-k… OL2627009W
The rise of Western Christendom The rise of Western Christendom Peter Robert Lamont Brown "This book offers a 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 pra… OL2734367W
The HarperCollins Visual Guide to the New Testament The HarperCollins Visual Guide to the New Testament Jonathan L. Reed This one-of-a-kind presentation of the New Testament world and its archaeological treasures provides a new, more complete understanding of the world in which Christianity was born. Through lavish pho… OL275244W
Kingdom of fools Kingdom of fools Nick Page The author of THE WRONG MESSIAH turns his attention to the life of the early church, digging deep into first century culture to understand why it made such an impact - and what we can learn today. OL27701354W
Lettre sur les synodes Lettre sur les synodes Saint Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers Nous sommes à l'hiver 358-359. Hilaire, évêque de Poitiers, exilé en Orient pour sa résistance à l'arianisme, reçoit une demande des évêques occidentaux un peu perdus dans la multitude des synodes et… OL32151960W
Actes et passions des martyrs militaires africains Actes et passions des martyrs militaires africains Juri Leoni,Paul Mattei "Afrique du Nord, fin IIIe - début IVe siècle. À l'aube de la persécution de Dioclétien, une purge vise les chrétiens dans l'armée. Cinq soldats sont ainsi amenés à se déclarer chrétiens après avoir,… OL32319784W
Atheist delusions Atheist delusions David Bentley Hart Currently it is fashionable to be devoutly undevout. Religion's most passionate antagonists -- Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and others -- have publishers competi… OL5848495W
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