The Rise of Christianity

About this book

The definitive text in early church history Frends The Rise of Christianity offers a vast panoramic sweep of Christianitys first six centuries from the dust of Palestine to the court of Justinian and the parting of Eastern and Western Christianity. With many maps chronologies and graphics Frends text is an engaging story but also an immensely learned and careful work of scholarship. Elegantly written. It is a marvelous reference work. It will become the standard church history of our time for scholar and novice alike.