02139cam a2200397 a 4500 5726 5726 10507760 OCoLC 20190109173917.0 840222s1984 ctu b 001 0 eng 84003694 GB84-33400 0300032161 9780300032161 0300036426 9780300036428 (OCoLC)10507760 (OCoLC)12469250 DLC eng DLC UKM NLGGC BTCTA LVB HNW YDXCP OCLCG BAKER WY@ AU@ OG# GBVCP OCLCO CFT OCLCF OCLCQ SGB e------ ff----- aw----- BR195.E9 M33 1984 270.1 20 M478C MacMullen, Ramsay, 1928- Christianizing the Roman Empire : (A.D. 100-400) / Ramsay MacMullen New Haven : Yale University Press, [1984] ©1984 viii, 183 pages ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index 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 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 Evangelistic work History Early church, ca. 30-600 Ancient Rome Christianity Conversion of non-Christians, 100-400 History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HMC HMC GEN 2019-01-09 950.00 0 270.1 M478C 006591 2019-01-09 00:00:00 2019-01-09 BK