The definitive text in early church history, Frend's The Rise of Christianity offers a vast, panoramic sweep of Christianity's first six centuries, from the dust of Palestine to the court of Justinian and the parting of Eastern and Western Christianity. With many maps, chronologies, and graphics, Frend's text is an engaging story but also an immensely learned and careful work of scholarship. Elegantly written. It is a marvelous reference work. It will become the standard church history of our time for scholar and novice alike.
- ISBN10 0232513147
- ISBN13 9780232513141
- Publish Date September 1984 (first published 1 June 1984)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 800
- Language English