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Ive just finished diarmaid maccullocks a history of christianity. The first three thousand years follows the story of christianity around the globe, from ancient palestine to contemporary china how did an obscure personality cult come to be the worlds biggest religion, with a third of humanity its followers. Arguably the countrys preeminent expert on christianity, the professor of the history of the church at the university of oxford is shortly to present a bbc2 series. First published in 1987, this book has been a primer for theological college students, undergraduates, lay readers and all interested in the history and development of christianity. The national book critics circle awardwinning history of the reformationfrom the new york times bestselling author of christianity and silenceat a time when men and women were prepared to killand be killedfor their faith, the. For each chapter of diarmaid maccullochs christianity. Just curious as to what some of you think are the bestmost accurateobjective books on christian history. I mention this because i sense a kind of kinship with diarmaid macculloch, professor of the history of. Sep 28, 2004 winner of the wolfson prize for history, diarmaid macculloch s reformation. The new york times bestseller and definitive history of christianity for our timefrom the awardwinning author of the reformation and silence. Diarmaid ninian john macculloch kt fsa frhists fba is an english historian and academic.
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