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Many standard histories of christianity chronicle the reformation as a single, momentous period in the history of the church. Sep 27, 2018 a history of christianity 2010, which was adapted into a sixpart bbc television series, was awarded the cundill and hesseltiltman prizes. Oct 19, 2010 diarmaid macculloch is professor of the history of the church at oxford university. The first three thousand years diarmaid macculloch. It captures the major turning points in catholic, protestant, and orthodox history and fills in often neglected accounts of conversion and confrontation in africa, latin america, and asia. Diarmaid maccullochs most popular book is a history of christianity. Dec 28, 2015 diarmaid macculloch is professor of the history of the church at oxford university. Diarmaid maccullochs series sex and the church begins on bbc2 on friday 10 april at 9pm.
Christianity, one of the worlds great religions, has had an incalculable impact on human history. Properly understood and maccullochs book is a landmark contribution to that understanding christianity cannot be seen as a force beyond history, for it. A history of christianity, the first three thousand years ebook by. He considers the surprisingly mixed attitudes of judaism to silence, jewish and christian borrowings from greek explorations of the divine, and the silences which were a feature of jesus. It captures the major turning points in catholic, protestant, and orthodox. Diarmaid ninian john macculloch grew up in a country parish in suffolk in englands east anglia. Taking in wars, empires, reformers, apostles, sects, churches and crusaders, diarmaid macculloch shows how christianity has brought humanity.
Born in obscurity in putney, he became a fixer for cardinal wolsey in the 1520s and remained intensely loyal to his memory even when wolsey had fallen for failing to solve henry viiis great matter lack of a male heir and efforts to repudiate his wife katherine of aragon. Diarmaid macculloch on the catholic church after pope benedict xvi resigns duration. A history of christianity by diarmaid macculloch history. History of christianity by diarmaid macculloch paperback. One of the many pleasures in diarmaid maccullochs amazingly comprehensive book is getting a handle on what historical basis there is for the rules and doctrines of this prolific and mercurial religion, which nowadays seems characterized. Europes house divided 14901700 and biographies of thomas cranmer and thomas cromwell.
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The first american edition was titled christianity. His thomas cranmer1996 won the whitbread biography award, the james tait black prize and the duff cooper prize. Thomas cromwell is one of the most famous or notorious figures in english history. A history of christianity the first three thousand. His gifford lectures at the university of edinburgh were published in 20 as silence. The first three thousand years is a 2009 book by the british ecclesiastical historian diarmaid macculloch. A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, diarmaid maccullochs christianity. The first three thousand years follows the story of christianity around the globe, from ancient palestine to contemporary china. It is a survey of christianity from its earliest lineages.
Sep 18, 2009 history books a history of christianity by diarmaid macculloch rowan williams believes an illuminating new survey of christianity will have few, if any, rivals rowan williams. Discover the groundbreaking work of diarmaid macculloch b. Reformation europes house divided 2003 won the wolfson prize for history and the british academy book prize. The consequences of those shattering events are still felt todayfrom the stark divisions between and within catholic and protestant countries to the protestant ideology that governs america, the worlds only remaining superpower.