TY  - BOOK
AU  - MacMullen,Ramsay
TI  - Christianizing the Roman Empire: (A.D. 100-400) 
SN  - 0300032161
AV  - BR195.E9 M33 1984
U1  - 270.1 20
PY  - 1984///]
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Evangelistic work
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Ancient Rome
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Conversion of non-Christians, 100-400
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index; Problems of approach -- What pagans believed -- Christianity as presented -- Points of contact, modes of persuasion, before 312 -- Constantine as friend of the church -- Nonreligious factors in conversion -- Evangelical campaigns and publicity, after 312 -- Conversion of intellectuals -- How complete was conversion? -- Conversion by coercion -- Summary
N2  - How did the early Christian church manage to win its dominant place in the Roman world? In his newest book, an eminent historian of ancient Rome examines this question from a secular rather than an ecclesiastical viewpoint. MacMullen's provocative conclusion is that mass conversions to Christianity were based more on the appeal of miracle or the opportunity for worldly advantages than simply on a "rising tide of Christian piety." - Back cover
ER  -