The lost history of Christianity
the thousand-year golden age of the church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia- and how it died
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Publication
2008 - HarperOne, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
78,750 words, Guess
Page Count
315 pages
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- Internet Archivelosthistoryofchr00jenk
- Internet Archivelosthistorychris00jenk_579
- Internet Archivelosthistoryofchr0000jenk
- Internet Archivelosthistoryofchr0000jenk_e3f1
- ISBN-100061472808
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- ISBN-139780061472800
- Goodreads3385605
- LibraryThing5654660
- Library of Congress Control Number2009502821
- OCLC Control Number263516110
- Better World Books9780061472800
- Open LibraryOL23092705M
Classifications
- DDC270/.1
- LCCBR165 .J52 2008
- LCCBR165.J52 2008
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- LCCBR165 .J46 2008
Description
In this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with significant communities extending as far as China. The Lost History of Christianity unveils a vast and forgotten network of the world's largest and most influential Christian churches that existed to the east of the Roman Empire. These churches and their leaders ruled the Middle East for centuries and became the chief administrators and academics in the new Muslim empire. The author recounts the shocking history of how these churches — those that had the closest link to Jesus and the early church — died.Jenkins takes a stand against current scholars who assert that variant, alternative Christianities disappeared in the fourth and fifth centuries on the heels of a newly formed hierarchy under Constantine, intent on crushing unorthodox views. In reality, Jenkins says, the largest churches in the world were the 'heretics' who lost the orthodoxy battles. These so-called heretics were in fact the most influential Christian groups throughout Asia, and their influence lasted an additional one thousand years beyond their supposed demise.Jenkins offers a new lens through which to view our world today, including the current conflicts in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Without this lost history, we lack an important element for understanding our collective religious past. By understanding the forgotten catastrophe that befell Christianity, we can appreciate the surprising new births that are occurring in our own time, once again making Christianity a true world religion.
Description
A lost history revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with significant communities extending as far as China.
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