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The Early Church

Story of Emergent Christianity from the Apostolic Age to the Dividing of the Ways Between the Greek East and the Latin West [Paperback]

by Henry Chadwick

    • Author

      Henry Chadwick

    • Book Format

      paperback (B format)

    • Publisher

      Penguin Books

    • Published

      September 1993

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    The Early Church

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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.

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    • Author

      Henry Chadwick

    • Book Format

      paperback (B format)

    • Publisher

      Penguin Books

    • Published

      September 1993

    • Edition

      2nd edition

    • Weight

      236g

    • Page Count

      320

    • Dimensions

      133 x 196 x 18 mm

    • ISBN

      9780140231991

    • ISBN-10

      0140231994

    • Eden Code

      33235

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    • Author/Creator: Henry Chadwick

    • ISBN: 9780140231991

    • Publisher: Penguin Books

    • Release Date: September 1993

    • Weight: 236g

    • Dimensions: 133 x 196 x 18 mm

    • Eden Code: 33235


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