| Description |
xiv, 246 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-242) and index. |
| Contents |
Conversion and Christian growth -- The class basis of early Christianity -- The mission to the Jews: Why it probably succeeded -- Epidemics, networks, and conversion -- The role of women in Christian growth -- Christianizing the urban empire: A quantitative -- Urban chaos and crisis: The case of Antioch -- The martyrs: Sacrifice as rational choice -- Opportunity and organization -- A brief reflection on virtue. |
| Subject |
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Christian sociology -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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| ISBN |
0691027498 cloth acid-free paper |
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