Christianizing the Roman Empire (A.D. 100-400), Ramsay MacMullen
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Christianizing the Roman Empire (A.D. 100-400), Ramsay MacMullen
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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index present
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non fiction
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Christianizing the Roman Empire (A.D. 100-400)
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13334073
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Ramsay MacMullen
Summary
Annotation, How did the early Christian church manage to win its dominant place in the Roman world? In his newest book, an eminent historian of ancient Rome examines this question from a secular-rather than an ecclesiastical-viewpoint. MacMullen's provocative conclusion is that mass conversions to Christianity were based more on the appeal of miracle or the opportunity for worldly advantages then simply on a 'rising tide of Christian piety.'
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Problems of Approach -- What Pagans Believed -- Christianity as Presented -- Points of Contact, Modes of Persuasion, before -- Constantine as a Friend of the Church -- Nonreligious Factors in Conversion -- Evangelical Campaigns and Publicity, after -- Conversion of Intellectuals -- How Complete Was Conversion? -- Conversion by Coercion -- Summary
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