A Brief History of Christianity, 9781841197104
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Faith, power, and people: Christianity’s epic, turbulent journey unveiled.

A Brief History of Christianity

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    272 pages

  • Release Date

    9 May 2016

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Summary

The Saints and Sinners: A History of Christianity

This volume tells the story of Christianity through the individual men and women who shaped it. It is a story of colossal undertakings and spectacular successes as well as ferocious intolerance, greed and bloodshed. Bamber Gascoigne traces a clear path through a complicated history, exploring the motives, the passions, the fears and the achievements of the Christians. His approach is objective and he writes in a conversational style,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781841197104
ISBN-10:1841197106
Series:Brief Histories
Author:Bamber Gascoigne
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Robinson Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:9 May 2016
Weight:200g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

A triumphant success… a rich mosaic of prose and picture.– The Times

A triumphant success… a rich mosaic of prose and picture. - The Times

This is a remarkable book… both readable and scholarly, therefore genuinely illuminating. - Guardian

This book is first a delight, then an education… lavishly and beautifully illustrated… unflawed elegance. - Church Times

About The Author

Bamber Gascoigne

BAMBER GASCOIGNE is perhaps best known as the presenter of the popular British television quiz show University Challenge between 1962 and 1987. He wrote and presented a thirteen-part TV series, The Christians (1977), which led to a bestselling book, and another, Man and Music. Gascoigne was for a number of years a drama critic for the Spectator and the Observer. He won scholarships to Eton and Cambridge and a Harkness Fellowship to Yale. He is the author of a number of books on theatre, art and cultural history, often in partnership with his wife Christina. Several of his books, including A Brief History of the Great Moghuls, contain photographs taken by her.

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