Christendom: The Triumph Of A Religion Peter Heather Penguin Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General Issues

\ A Fascinating Story About Religion In Surprisingly Precarious Position\ Dan Jones Sunday Times\ Superb Storytelling Captivating And Profound\ Literary Review\ Page-Turner\ The Spectatorin Fourth Century Ad New Faith Exploded Out Of Palestine Overwhelming Paganism Rome Converting Emperor Constantine Process It Resoundingly Defeated Host Other Rivals Almost Thousand Years Later All Europe Was Controlled By Christian Rulers Ingrained Within Culture Society Exercised Monolithic Hold Over Its Population But As Peter Heather Shows This Compelling History There Nothing Inevitable Christendom\ S Rise To Europe-Wide Dominance Exploring How Became Such Defining Feature European Landscape Small Sect Isolated Congregations Transformed Into Mass Movement Centrally Directed From Christendom Constantly Battled Against Both So-Called Heresies\ Forms Belief Crisis That Followed Collapse Roman Empire Which Left Teetering On Edge Extinction Astonishing Revolution Papacy Emerged Head Vast International Corporation Traces Chameleon-Like Capacity For Self-Reinvention Willingness Mobilize Well-Directed Force Achievement Not Or Only Define Official Christianity - Scholars Lawyers Provincial Officials Missionaries Far-Flung Corners Continent Transform An Institution Wielded Effective Religious Authority Across Nearly Disparate Peoples Medieval Is Extraordinary Σελίδες: 736 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm