This revealing history examines the controversies, maneuvering, and political wrangling that occupied the Christian Church for the first four centuries of its existence.
Series Foreword by Bella Vivante Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Paul and the Early Christians 2. The Early Defenders of the Faith 3. Marcion: A New Interpretation 4. The Manichaeans 5. The Christianizing of the Empire 6. Arianism 7. The Power of the Bishops Conclusion Bibliography Further Reading Index
Kevin W. Kaatz, PhD, is lecturer in the Department of History at California State University, East Bay Campus, Hayward, CA.
Kaatz (history, California State East Bay Campus, Hayward) offers a
lucid guide to the texts, doctrines, and personalities defining
what, by the early fifth century, became mainstream Christianity. .
. . general readers and upper-division undergraduates in courses on
early Christian history, personalities, and doctrines will benefit
most from this handsomely produced volume. Summing Up:
Recommended.
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