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...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[1984]
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | "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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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (viii, 183 pages) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780585381206 0585381208 9780300159325 0300159323 |