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Christianizing the Roman Empire : (A.D. 100-400) /
"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. MacMullen's provocative conclusion is that mass conversions to Ch...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[1984]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "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. 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.'"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 183 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780585381206 0585381208 9780300159325 0300159323 |