viii, 556 pages ; 24 cm

Examines the history of Christianity from the time of Jesus Christ to the present

Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-533) and index

The rise and rescue of the Jesus Sect (50 BC- AD 250) -- From martyrs to inquisitors (AD 250-450) -- Mitred lords and crowned ikons (450-1054) -- The total society and its enemies (1054-1500) -- The third force (1500-1648) -- Faith, reason and unreason (1648-1870) -- Almost-chosen peoples (1500-1910) -- The nadir of triumphalism (1870-1975)

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