A New History of Early Christianity

By Charles Freeman

Published Jan 2010

A History of Early Christianityportrays Christianity’s beginnings as a highly emotional response to the crucifixion, and explores the next few centuries as Christianity became a wealthy and autocratic institutional framework. It answers how and why Christianity became autocratic, with particular emphasis on the role of secular powers, the emperors while also operating as a crucial resource for our understanding of today’s world – one in which the ongoing cultural negotiations of religious and political spheres are never far from the public eye. It is a story that brims over with fascinating accounts, narrated with originality and verve, and full of illuminating historical analysis.

A History of Early Christianity is a masterful book that explores the development, diversity, and dissemination of one of the most widespread of the world’s religions