Late Ancient Christianity: A People’s History Of Christianity, Vol. 2

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Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Keywords: christianity, vol, history, people, ancient
Number of Pages: 318
Published: 2005-11
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0800634128
ISBN-13: 9780800634124

Book Description:

The particular excitement of this volume lies in its focus on the everyday realities of Christians’ lives in the era of Christian ascendancy and Roman decline. Popular fiction, childrearing and toys, rituals of inclusion, the beginning of veneration of saints and shunning of heretics, the ascetic impulse, food practices — all these and more lend color and texture to the story of a "people’s" Christianity in this formative stage.