Two religiously themed books

[ewx]

A History Of Christianity, Diarmid MacCulloch, 978-0-141-02189-8

Set aside some time to read this; at comfortably over a thousand pages, you’re unlikely polish it off in a weekend.

MacCulloch nominally starts his history in 1000BCE, though devotes just a few dozen pages to the Greek/Roman and Jewish background. The following 2000 years get

Comments

[em788]

I liked the History of Christianity too. While I glazed over slightly at each biography of yet another bishop, I was interested in the way this religion has often been at the forefront of learning and education. Lots of general and social history go along with this story.

[wellinghall]

I have the first of those on a shelf, but have so far been put off by its length.