Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, Ad 300-1300 Heather Peter
Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, Ad 300-1300 Heather Peter A major reinterpretation of the religious superstate that came to define both Europe and Christianity itself, by one of our foremost…
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Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, Ad 300-1300 Heather Peter
A major reinterpretation of the religious superstate that came to define both Europe and Christianity itself, by one of our foremost medieval historians.In the fourth century AD, a new faith grew out of Palestine, overwhelming the paganism of Rome and resoundingly defeating a host of other rival belief systems. But how did a small sect of isolated and intensely committed congregations become a mass movement centrally directed from Rome? Almost a thousand years later, all of Europe was controlled by Christian rulers, and the religion, ingrained within culture and society, exercised a monolithic hold over its population.
As Peter Heather shows in this illuminating new history, there was nothing inevitable about Christendom's rise and eventual dominance.From Constantine the Great's pivotal conversion to Christianity to the crisis that followed the collapse of the Roman
Christendom - Peter Heather
Christendom - Peter Heather