TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ehrman,Bart D.
TI  - The triumph of Christianity
SN  - 9781501136702 (hardcover)
AV  - BR180 .E47 2017
U1  - 270.1 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster
KW  - Constantine
KW  - Church history
KW  - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; The beginning of the end: the conversion of Constantine -- Back to the beginning: the conversion and mission of Paul -- The religious world of conversion: Roman paganism -- Reasons for the Christian success -- Miraculous incentives for conversion -- The growth of the church -- Christians under assault: persecution, martyrdom, and self-defense -- The first Christian emperor -- Conversion and coercion: the beginnings of a Christian empire -- Afterword: Gains and losses
ER  -