History of Christianity
A history of Christianity
Paul Johnson
- 1st American ed.
- New York Atheneum, 1976.
- viii, 556 p. 24 cm.
Includes index.
Contents Prologue Part One: The rise and rescue of the Jesus sect (50BC-AD 250) Part Two: From Martyrs to Inquisitors (AD 250-450) Part Three: Mitred Lords and crowned ikons (450-1054) Part Four: The total society and its enemies (1054-1500) Part Five: The Third Force (1500-1648) Part Six: Faith, Reason and unreason (1648-1870) Part Seven: Almost-Chosen peoples (1500-1910) PART Eight: The Nadir of Triumphalism (1870-1975) Epilogue Select bibliography Index
Examines the history of Christianity from the time of Jesus Christ to the present