Christianizing the Roman Empire: (A. D. 100-400)

MacMullen, Ramsay

ISBN 10: 0300036426 / ISBN 13: 9780300036428

Edité par Yale University Press, 1984

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Synopsis :

"Fresh and vigorous . . . an admirable survey of some major aspects of the history [of the early Christian church]."--Robert M. Grant, New York Times Book Review

"One of the most outstanding historians of the ancient world."--Anthony A. Barrett, The Historian

How did the early Christian church manage to win its dominant place in the Roman world? In his newest book, an eminent historian of ancient Rome examines this question from a secular--rather than an ecclesiastical--viewpoint. Ramsay MacMullen's provocative conclusion is that mass conversions to Christianity were based more on the appeal of miracle or the opportunity for worldly advantages than simply on a "rising tide of Christian piety."

À propos de l'auteur: Ramsay MacMullen (1928-2022), a widely regarded historian of Rome and early Christianity, was Dunham Professor Emeritus of History and Classics at Yale University. His many books include Corruption and the Decline of Rome; Roman Social Relations, 50 B.C. to A.D. 284; Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries; Romanization in the Time of Augustus; and Voting About God in Early Church Councils.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Christianizing the Roman Empire: (A. D. 100-...
Éditeur : Yale University Press
Date d'édition : 1984
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good
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