Christianity

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Description of Christianity:

In this single absorbing volume, the noted historian and religious scholar Roland Bainton offers a comprehensive, critical portrait of Christianity from its beginnings two thousand years ago to the modern day. From Christ's lowly birth in a stable to the rise of cathedrals and kings, from Roman soliders to Fanciscan monks to Puritans fleeing persecution to a new world across the sea, Bainton paints a rich history of a vast and varied people united by a singular belief. Illustrated with fifty black-and-white photographs, Christianity is a perfect introduction for lay readers and a classic in its field.

Information on Christianity from the publisher:

In this single absorbing volume, the noted historian and religious scholar Roland Bainton offers a comprehensive, critical portrait of Christianity from its beginnings two thousand years ago to the modern day. From Christ's lowly birth in a stable to the rise of cathedrals and kings, from Roman soldiers to Franciscan monks to Puritans fleeing persecution to a new world across the sea, Bainton paints a rich history of a vast and varied people united by a singular belief. Illustrated with fifty black-and-white photographs and newly introduced by Jaroslav Pelikan. Christianity is a perfect introduction for lay readers and a classic in its field.

Description of Jaroslav Pelikan, author of Christianity:

(PUBMariner Books)Bainton, a well-known authority on Martin Luther and the Reformation, could write in a learned but pleasing style that is not much in vogue in scholarly circles today. He also loved to incorporate quotes from primary sources to give you a feel for the era you were studying. An important reprint. 432 pages, softcover.