A History of Christianity

Eminent church historian Owen Chadwick has written this original, sweeping history of the Christian faith. Using layman's language, he surveys the lives of Christians over two millennia. A History of Christianity is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the most powerful influences on global civilization.

Owen Chadwick was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge from 1968 to 1983. He has written many books, including The Reformation, The Victorian Church, The Popes and European Revolution, as a result of which he was awarded the Wolfson Prize for history, and Michael Ramsey.

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: JEW AND GREEK
The Jewish inheritance
The religions of the non-Jews
The Christian way of life

CHAPTER 2: THE CHRISTIAN EMPIRE
The end of persecution
Monks and nuns
Saints
Time
The conversion of the northern tribes

CHAPTER 3: EASTROME
Constantinople
The law
Tradition
Mount Athos
The mystics
The effect of Islam

CHAPTER 4: WESTERN SOCIETY IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Popes
Society and religion
Architecture
The parish system
Confession
The Holy Grail
Cruelty
The imitation of Christ
The last of the Middle Ages

CHAPTER 5: THE NEW WORLD AND REFORM
The Americas divided
The East
Reform
The oratorio
Catholic reformation
Wars of religion
The Baroque
Bayle and Voltaire
Changes in Christian ideas

CHAPTER 6: THE MODERN ACE
The French revolution
Industry and the churches
The modern hymn
The 'end' of slavery
The shrinking world
Socialism
Conscience and war
The cold war
China
India
The decline of faith in Europe
Liberation in Latin America
Fundamentalism
Africa
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CHRONOLOGY
FURTHER READING
INDEX