{"product_id":"the-first-thousand-years-a-global-history-of-christianity","title":"The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn authoritative and poignant account of the first millennium of Christian history  How did a community that was largely invisible in the first two centuries of its existence go on to remake the civilizations it inhabited  culturally  politically  and intellectually? Beginning with the life of Jesus  Robert Louis Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and development of Christianity over the first thousand years of its history. Moving through the formation of early institutions  practices  and beliefs to the transformations of the Roman world after the conversion of Constantine  he sheds new light on the subsequent stories of Christianity in the Latin West  the Byzantine and Slavic East  the Middle East  and Central Asia. Through a selected narration of particularly noteworthy persons and events  Wilken demonstrates how the coming of Christianity set in motion one of the most profound revolutions the world has known. This is not a story limited to the West; rather  Christian communities in Ethiopia  Nubia  Armenia  Georgia  Persia  Central Asia  India  and China shaped the course of Christian history. The rise and spread of Islam had a lasting impact on the future of Christianity  and several chapters are devoted to the early experiences of Christians under Muslim rule. Wilken reminds us that the career of Christianity is characterized by decline and attrition as well as by growth and expansion. Ten years in the making and the result of a lifetime of study  this is Robert Louis Wilkens summa  a moving  reflective  and commanding account from a scholar at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945300619317,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300198388","price":31.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300198386.jpg?v=1769882030","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-first-thousand-years-a-global-history-of-christianity","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}