Aimed at the undergraduate academic and interested lay person, this is a classic history of the formative period of the Church. It includes an account of Rome and 1st-century Judaism, the Gnostics and the conflicts of Eastern Christendom and examines such figures as Origen, Arian and St Augustine of Hippo. A bibliography of general works on Church history is also included.
- ISBN10 0334029090
- ISBN13 9780334029090
- Publish Date 1 February 2003 (first published October 1965)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint SCM Press
- Edition 4th Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English