First published in 2000 and with previous sales of 7000 copies, this is a volume that continues to be in demand, both from individual readers and tutors on ordination and other ministry courses. A dazzling array of contributors including Henry Chadwick, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Rowan Williams, David... (more)

Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world. 129 x 198mm | 320 pages