A Brief History of Christianity Bamber Gascoigne

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The story of Christianity through the individual men and women who shaped it.

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A Brief History of Christianity by Bamber Gascoigne

This volume tells the story of Christianity through the individual men and women who shaped it. It is a story of colossal undertakings and spectacular successes as well as ferocious intolerance, greed and bloodshed. Bamber Gascoigne traces a clear path through a complicated history, exploring the motives, the passions, the fears and the achievements of the Christians. His approach is objective and he writes in a conversational style, focusing on moments of significant detail and a vast and varied cast of characters.

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A triumphant success... a rich mosaic of prose and picture. * The Times *
A triumphant success... a rich mosaic of prose and picture. * The Times *
This is a remarkable book... both readable and scholarly, therefore genuinely illuminating. * Guardian *
This is a remarkable book... both readable and scholarly, therefore genuinely illuminating. * Guardian *
This book is first a delight, then an education... lavishly and beautifully illustrated... unflawed elegance. * Church Times *
This book is first a delight, then an education... lavishly and beautifully illustrated... unflawed elegance. * Church Times *

About Bamber Gascoigne

BAMBER GASCOIGNE is perhaps best known as the presenter of the popular British television quiz show University Challenge between 1962 and 1987. He wrote and presented a thirteen-part TV series, The Christians (1977), which led to a bestselling book, and another, Man and Music. Gascoigne was for a number of years a drama critic for the Spectator and the Observer. He won scholarships to Eton and Cambridge and a Harkness Fellowship to Yale. He is the author of a number of books on theatre, art and cultural history, often in partnership with his wife Christina. Several of his books, including A Brief History of the Great Moghuls, contain photographs taken by her.

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GOR001953928

ISBN 13

9781841197104

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1841197106

Title

A Brief History of Christianity by Bamber Gascoigne

Author

Bamber Gascoigne

Series

Brief Histories

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group

Year published

20030529

Number of pages

272

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N/A

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