Xianity Divided examines two Roman Catholic "Churches"-a Church of Piety & a Church of Power-as they respond to heretical challenges, Luther's Reformation & the Spanish Inquisition. Medieval Currents sheds light on the misleadingly named "Dark Ages" & the vital role faith played in the scientific revolution. Consolidating Xian Europe argues that Constantine's conversion did the church great harm, examines the gradual demise of paganism & clarifies the motives behind the Crusades. Xianizing the Empire looks at Jesus' life & the formative days of the movement he inspired, explaining why Xianity was a reprieve from the miseries of daily life for many. Xmas Eve surveys the religious situation within which Xianity began. As it moves thru six historical eras, The Triumph of Xianity gets right to Xianity's most pivotal & controversial moments-often turning them on their heads: Now he tells a more extensive story, beginning with the religious & social situation prior to Jesus' birth & continuing to the present. In his The Rise of Xianity, he examined the early success of Xianity & how it conquered Rome. In The Triumph of Xianity, religious & social historian Stark explains how an obscure Jewish sect became the largest, most thriving religion in the world. Their number grows more rapidly than that of any other major faith.
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