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The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity

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Description for The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity Paperback. How did a community that was largely invisible in the first two centuries of its existence go on to remake the civilizations it inhabited, culturally, politically and intellectually? Beginning with the life of Jesus, this title narrates the dramatic spread and development of Christianity over the first thousand years of its history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.

An authoritative and poignant account of the first millennium of Christian history

How did a community that was largely invisible in the first two centuries of its existence go on to remake the civilizations it inhabited, culturally, politically, and intellectually? Beginning with the life of Jesus, Robert Louis Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and development of Christianity over the first thousand years of its history. Moving through the formation of early institutions, practices, and beliefs to the transformations of the Roman world after the conversion of Constantine, he sheds new light on the subsequent stories of Christianity in the ... Read more

Through a selected narration of particularly noteworthy persons and events, Wilken demonstrates how the coming of Christianity set in motion one of the most profound revolutions the world has known. This is not a story limited to the West; rather, Christian communities in Ethiopia, Nubia, Armenia, Georgia, Persia, Central Asia, India, and China shaped the course of Christian history. The rise and spread of Islam had a lasting impact on the future of Christianity, and several chapters are devoted to the early experiences of Christians under Muslim rule. Wilken reminds us that the career of Christianity is characterized by decline and attrition as well as by growth and expansion. 

Ten years in the making and the result of a lifetime of study, this is Robert Louis Wilken’s summa, a moving, reflective, and commanding account from a scholar at the height of his powers.

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Product Details

Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300198386
SKU
V9780300198386
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About Robert Louis Wilken
Robert Louis Wilken is William R. Kenan Professor of the History of Christianity Emeritus, University of Virginia. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews for The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity
Praise for The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: "Magnificently learned [and] deeply felt. . . . An attentive reader of Wilken, whether believer or nonbeliever, will be touched anew by his survey of Christian intellectual life."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World "Brilliant . . . a riveting story."—Publishers Weekly "Robert Wilken has written the best kind of ... Read more

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