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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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
HarperOne
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| 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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| 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 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 |
| Physical Description: | XI, 315 S., Ill., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-06-147280-0 0-06-147280-8 0-06-147281-6 978-0-06-147281-7 |
