The Lost History of Christianity (Paperback)

from jarlalex

One of the flaws of western society is that we take broadly defined terms, and then assume a narrower definition of them. For example, we consider "Christianity" to reflect only the family of the Church of Rome; but the latter was founded centuries after Christ's death. The exploration of other d...

from gmmoney

I enjoyed learning about this "lost" Christianity, the Christianity that thrived in Africa, the Middle East and Asia during the first millennium. In spite of the fact that much of the records have been lost, the author did a good job of painting a picture of this early and truly Eastern (not just...

from sergerca

Generally, it's taught that Jesus lived then Pope Urban II called for the Crusades a thousand years later. Obviously something happened in between. That's the subject of Philip Jenkins' new book, The Lost History of Christianity. It is a dense, if short, book. Every line is packed with facts maki...

from leandrod

Very sad history of the lost Greek and Assyrian (Semitic) Monophysite, Nestorian and Helenist churches.Looses a star for political correctness, equating all forms of Christianity. Besides Reformed literature, a good antidote would be Jacques Ellul's _La subversion du christianisme_ [The Subversio...

from Steve777

Opens up a little-discussed aspect of Christianity, that of its flourishing for many hundreds of years in Asia and Africa. Interesting discussion of possible contributions to its decline from these areas. This book broadens ones idea of the extent of the reach of Christianity in the history of th...