A history of christianity, a 2009 sixpart series presented by diarmaid macculloch, an oxford history professor whose books about cranmer and the reformation have been acclaimed as masterpieces. Oxford historian diarmaid macculloch invites viewers along on a provocative, engaging 2,000year tour of christianity, from firstcentury palestine to modern san francisco, russia, and korea. He is the author of thomas cranmer, winner of the whitbread prize, the james tait black prize, and the duff cooper prize. A history of christianity by diarmaid macculloch book.
The new york times bestseller and definitive history of christianity for our timefrom the awardwinning author of the reformation and silence a product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, diarmaid maccullochs christianity goes back to the origins of the hebrew bible and encompasses the globe. Jan 28, 2010 this series examines the rise of christianity from a small jewish sect to the rise of catholicism, the creation of eastern orthodoxy, the beginning of the reformation and the rise of protestantism. Christianity, a new york times bestseller that won the cundill prize in history and was chosen by the new yorker. Diarmaid ninian john macculloch kt fsa frhists fba. Diarmaid macculloch goes in search of christianity s forgotten origins, overturning the familiar story that it all began when the apostle paul took.
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Diarmaid ninian john macculloch, kt, fba, fsa, frhists born 31 october 1951 is professor of the history of the church in the university of oxford since 1997 and fellow formerly senior tutor of st cross college, oxford since 1995. It is a survey of christianity from its earliest lineages. Diarmaid maccullochs christianity goes back to the origins of the hebrew bible. It captures the major turning points in catholic, protestant, and orthodox history and fills in often neglected accounts of conversion and confrontation in africa, latin america, and asia. Diarmaid ninian john macculloch needs ipa kt fsa frhists fba born 31 october 1951 is a british historian and academic, specialising in ecclesiastical history and the history of christianity. Magnificent in its scope, diarmaid maccullochs work is certain to be an unrivaled benchmark in the field of christian history for years to come. The new york times bestseller and definitive history of christianity for our. The popular and distinguished oxford historian, diarmaid macculloch, recommends books that will help you make a start. Sep 30, 2015 diarmaid macculloch is a fellow of st. How did an obscure personality cult come to be the worlds biggest religion, with a third of humanity its followers. His books include suffolk and the tudors, winner of the royal historical societys whitfield prize, and thomas cranmer. He offers vivid portraits of the most significant individualsluther, calvin, zwingli, loyola, henry viii, and a number of popesbut also conveys why their ideas were so powerful and how the reformation affected everyday lives. Read christianity the first three thousand years by diarmaid macculloch available from rakuten kobo.
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Macculloch labels them the first millennium of christian history, for. He presents the development of christian history differently from any of his predecessors. A history of christianity by diarmaid macculloch penguin. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a history of christianity. Oct 19, 2010 diarmaid macculloch s epic, acclaimed history a history of christianity.
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