Christianity

In this single absorbing volume the noted historian and religious scholar Roland Bainton offers a comprehensive critical portrait of Christianity from its beginnings two thousand years ago to the modern day. From Christ''s lowly birth in a stable to the rise of cathedrals and kings from Roman soliders to Fanciscan monks to Puritans fleeing persecution to a new world across the sea Bainton paints a rich history of a vast and varied people united by a singular belief. Illustrated with fifty black-and-white photographs CHRISTIANITY is a perfect introduction for lay readers and a classic in its field.