Bart D. Ehrman

The Triumph of Christianity

How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World

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Produktbeschreibung

How did Christianity become the dominant faith in the West in the historical blink of an eye? Bart Ehrman shows that there was no miraculous rate of conversion required

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9781786074836
• ISBN-10: 1786074834
• Artikelnr.: 54089944

Autorenporträt

Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and How Jesus Became God. He has contributed to such major publications and media outlets as Time, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN and the BBC.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Time Line
 
Introduction
Chapter 1  The Beginning of the End: The Conversion of Constantine
Chapter 2  Back to the Beginning: The Conversion and Mission of Paul
Chapter 3  The Religious World of Conversion: Roman Paganism
Chapter 4  Reasons for the Christian Success
Chapter 5  Miraculous Incentives for Conversion
Chapter 6  The Growth of the Church
Chapter 7  Christians Under Assault: Persecution, Martyrdom, and
Self-Defense
Chapter 8  The First Christian Emperor
Chapter 9  Conversion and Coercion: The Beginnings of a Christian Empire
Afterword  Gains and Losses
 
Appendix
Notes
Index