History of Christianity Penguin (370058907)

Диармейд MacCulloch's епископ, приуроченный к истории History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years follows the story of Christianity around the globe, от ancient Palestine to contemporary China. Hod did oscure personality cult come to be the world's biggest religion, with third of humanity its followers? Ця kniha, зараз most comprehensive a up to day single volume work in English, describes no only the main factors, ideas and personalities of Christian historie, its organization and spirituality, but how it hased politics, sex, and human society. Так, в wars, empires, reformers, apostles, sects, churches and crusaders, Diarmaid MacCulloch shows how Christianity has brought humanity до most terrible acts cruelty - and inspired its most sublime acomplishments. 'A stunning tour de force' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sunday Telegraph Books of Year 'A landmark in the field, astonishing in their range, compulsively readable, full of insight ... Это будет несколько, если все, rivals в английском языке 'Рован Уильямс, архибишн cantberbury, Guardian 'A prodigious, thrilling, masterclass of historie book' John Cornwell, Financial Times' Observator, Books of the Year 'Magnificent ... Рабочая статуя, живая с трудом и generous in judge' Richard Holloway, Times Diarmaid MacCulloch является Profesor of History of Church at Oxford University. Его Thomas Cranmer на Whitbread Biography Prize, James Tait Black Prize и Duff Cooper Prize. Является императором most recently of Reformation: Европейский дом Divided 1490 - 1700, который был Wolfson Prize pro History and British Academy Prize.