The lost history of Christianity: the thousand-year golden age of the church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia - and how it died
A note on names and -isms -- The end of global Christianity -- Churches of the East -- Another world -- The great tribulation -- The last Christians -- Ghosts of a faith -- How faiths die -- The mystery of survival -- Endings and beginnings
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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WorldCat: | WorldCat |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
New York, NY
Harper One
2008
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In: | Year: 2008 |
Reviews: | [Rezension von: Jenkins, Philip, The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-and How it Died] (2010) (Bruner, Jason)
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Edition: | 1. ed. |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Eastern Church
/ History 400-1500
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Further subjects: | B
Civilization, Arab
Christian influences
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 B Africa, North Church history B Asia Church history B Christian civilization B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 B Middle East Church history |
Summary: | A note on names and -isms -- The end of global Christianity -- Churches of the East -- Another world -- The great tribulation -- The last Christians -- Ghosts of a faith -- How faiths die -- The mystery of survival -- Endings and beginnings A lost history revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with significant communities extending as far as China |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-297) and index |
ISBN: | 0061472816 |