{"product_id":"christianity-the-first-400-years-the-forging-of-a-world-faith-9780745956312","title":"Christianity: The First 400 Years: The Forging of a World Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonathan Hill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lion Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lion Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first 400 years after the death of Christ saw huge developments and changes in the emerging faith.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity spread from Jerusalem to much of the known world; it became the official religion of the British empire; its key texts were written and its core ideas and beliefs were shaped and formalized. Much of this happened under huge pressure, from both within and without.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Hill charts the fascinating history of this crucial period in the development of Christianity. He shows how and why certain ideas triumphed over others; introduces the key figures, both within the faith and among its opponents, and their intellectual struggles; covers the main battles, often bitterly fought, both of ideas and of weapons; describes the lives of ordinary Christians and their worship and how each influenced the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccassionally murky, often thrilling and always compelling, the story Hill tells recounts the ways in which a new religion - centred on a single man executed in the Roman Middle East - first struggled, and then spread, to become the dominant belief system of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lion Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890832130199,"sku":"9780745956312","price":1153.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780745956312.webp?v=1781181510","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/christianity-the-first-400-years-the-forging-of-a-world-faith-9780745956312","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}