This book provides a full and enjoyable narrative history of the first six centuries of the Christian Church, examining how Christianity changed Ancient Greek and Roman society. Following a chronological approach, Henry Chadwick's clear exposition of important texts and theological debates in their historical context is unrivalled in detail.
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"This is a tour de force by a great scholar.... A magisterial account of the doctrinal and institutional history of the early Church, particularly in the east Roman provinces. The easy style, not without a sprinkling of colloquialisms, conceals the author's great learning and enthusiasm for his subject.... Chadwick's book will remain a standard work on the history of early Christianity for the forseeable future."--English Historical Review
"Marked by a monumentality both of scope and detail.... The last great narrative history of the twentieth century in its field."--Times Literary Supplement
"Henry Chadwick's latest book is a contribution to the Oxford History of the Church...His book is, in a number of ways, magnificent."--Journal of Early Christian Studies
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Henry Chadwick is Emeritus Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge
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This is a excellent work, but it only focuses on the development of doctrine and church official structure (the story of their definition is summarised with concision, interpretation being reduced to a minimum, and with themes often split between different chapters).Because of that, the book is a heavy reading.
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This is a very detailed study of early church history. But it also, naturally, covers other areas as well....social and military history for instance.The only drawback to buying this book is the price. Seventy dollars for a paperback is pretty steep but if you are really into church history then it is well worth the price.
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- The Other Hand of God: The Holy Spirit as the Universal Touch and Goal by Kilian McDonnell on page 133, and Back Matter
- Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism by William Harmless on page 21, and page 365
- The Text of the Apostolos in Epiphanius of Salamis (The New Testament in the Greek Fathers) by Carroll D. Osburn on page 5
- Christianity and Roman Society (Key Themes in Ancient History) by Gillian Clark in Back Matter
- Church That Can and Cannot Change: The Development of Catholic Moral Teaching (Erasmus Institute Books) by John T., Jr. Noonan in Back Matter
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