The Rise and Growth of the Church in Its Cultural, Intellectual, and Political Context
The second edition of Church History, Volume One explores the development of the church from the days of Jesus to the years prior to the Reformation, Filled with maps, charts, and illustrations, it offers overviews fo the Roman, Greek, and Jewish worlds; insights into the church's relationship to the Roman empire, with glimpses into pagan attitudes toward Christians; the place of art and architecture, literature and philosophy, both sacred and secular; and much more, spanning the time from the first through the thirteenth centuries.