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A Brief History of Christianity (Brief Histories)

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Description for A Brief History of Christianity (Brief Histories) Paperback. This volume tells the story of Christianity through the individual men and women who shaped it. It is a story of colossal undertakings and spectacular successes as well as ferocious intolerance, greed and bloodshed. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
This volume tells the story of Christianity through the individual men and women who shaped it. It is a story of colossal undertakings and spectacular successes as well as ferocious intolerance, greed and bloodshed. Bamber Gascoigne traces a clear path through a complicated history, exploring the motives, the passions, the fears and the achievements of the Christians. His approach is objective and he writes in a conversational style, focusing on moments of significant detail and a vast and varied cast of characters.

Product Details

Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Brief Histories
Condition
New
Weight
257g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841197104
SKU
V9781841197104
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Ref
99-10

About Bamber Gascoigne
BAMBER GASCOIGNE is perhaps best known as the presenter of the popular British television quiz show University Challenge between 1962 and 1987. He wrote and presented a thirteen-part TV series, The Christians (1977), which led to a bestselling book, and another, Man and Music. Gascoigne was for a number of years a drama critic for the Spectator and the Observer. ... Read more

Reviews for A Brief History of Christianity (Brief Histories)
A triumphant success... a rich mosaic of prose and picture.
The Times
A triumphant success... a rich mosaic of prose and picture.
The Times
This is a remarkable book... both readable and scholarly, therefore genuinely illuminating.
Guardian
This is a remarkable book... both readable and scholarly, therefore genuinely illuminating.
Guardian
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