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- catalog abstract "How did the early Christian church manage to win its dominant place in the Roman world? In his newest book, an eminent historian of ancient Rome examines this question from a secular rather than an ecclesiastical viewpoint. MacMullen's provocative conclusion is that mass conversions to Christianity were based more on the appeal of miracle or the opportunity for worldly advantages than simply on a "rising tide of Christian piety." - Back cover.".
- catalog contributor b283627.
- catalog created "c1984.".
- catalog date "1984".
- catalog date "c1984.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1984.".
- catalog description "How did the early Christian church manage to win its dominant place in the Roman world? In his newest book, an eminent historian of ancient Rome examines this question from a secular rather than an ecclesiastical viewpoint. MacMullen's provocative conclusion is that mass conversions to Christianity were based more on the appeal of miracle or the opportunity for worldly advantages than simply on a "rising tide of Christian piety." - Back cover.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Problems of approach -- What pagans believed -- Christianity as presented -- Points of contact, modes of persuasion, before 312 -- Constantine as friend of the church -- Nonreligious factors in conversion -- Evangelical campaigns and publicity, after 312 -- Conversion of intellectuals -- How complete was conversion? -- Conversion by coercion -- Summary.".
- catalog extent "viii, 183 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0300032161".
- catalog issued "1984".
- catalog issued "c1984.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press,".
- catalog subject "BR195.E9 M33 1984".
- catalog subject "Church history Primitive and early church, approximately 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Evangelistic work History Early church, approximately 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Evangelistic work History Early church, ca. 30-600.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Problems of approach -- What pagans believed -- Christianity as presented -- Points of contact, modes of persuasion, before 312 -- Constantine as friend of the church -- Nonreligious factors in conversion -- Evangelical campaigns and publicity, after 312 -- Conversion of intellectuals -- How complete was conversion? -- Conversion by coercion -- Summary.".
- catalog title "Christianizing the Roman Empire (A.D. 100-400) / Ramsay MacMullen.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".