The Penguin History of the Church - The Early Church (1967. rev. ed. 1993)

Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world. The Early Church From Jerusalem to Rome Justin and Irenaeus Clement of Alexandria and Origen Churchy State and Society in the Third Century Constantine and the Council of Nicaea The Conflict of Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth Century Churchy State and Society from Julian to Theodosius The Ascetic Movement The Controversy about Origen and the Tragedy of John Chrysostom, The Problem of the Person of Christ The Development of Latin Christian Thought Worship and Art Conclusion Index (395-423), 224 ^0,57 lV (244-9), 117 (339-60),