Writing the History of Early Christianity

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BOOK REVIEW Writing the History of Early Christianity: From Reception to Retrospectionby Markus Vinzent 2019 About the AuthorMarkus Vinzent holds the Chair for the History of Theology at King's College London. A Fellow of the European Academy of Science in Vienna and Max Weber Institute for Advanced Studies at Erfurt University, he is the author … Continue reading Writing the History of Early Christianity

Pagans

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BOOK REVIEW Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianityby James J. O'Donnell 2016 About the AuthorJames J. O'donnell is a classicist who served for ten years as Provost of Georgetown University and is now University Librarian at Arizona State University. He is the author of several books including Augustine, The Ruin … Continue reading Pagans

Eusebius and Empire

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BOOK REVIEW Eusebius and Empire: Constructing Church and Rome in the Ecclesiastical Historyby James Corke-Webster 2019 About the AuthorJames Corke-Webster is Lecturer in Roman History at King's College London. His work focuses on early Christian and late antique history and literature. As well as a series of articles on Eusebius, he has published on early … Continue reading Eusebius and Empire

Christians in Caesar’s Household

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BOOK REVIEW Christians in Caesar’s Household: The Emperors’ Slaves in the Makings of Christianity (Inventing Christianity Book 1)by Michael Flexsenhar III 2019 About the AuthorMichael Flexsenhar III is Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College. About the BookIn this volume, Michael Flexsenhar III advances the argument that imperial slaves and freed-persons in the … Continue reading Christians in Caesar’s Household

The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics

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BOOK REVIEW The Cambridge Companion to the Stoicsby Brad Inwood (Editor) 2003 About the BookThis volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three ways: through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; and finally, the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism. The … Continue reading The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics

100 Science Discoveries That Changed the World

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BOOK REVIEW 100 Science Discoveries That Changed the Worldby Colin Salter 2021 About the AuthorColin Salter is a keen cyclist. Based in Edinburgh he has completed the arduous North Coast 500 by bike and written Remarkable Road Trips, which was nominated for the 2019 Stanford Travel Book Awards. About the BookArranged in chronological order from … Continue reading 100 Science Discoveries That Changed the World

The Lost Art of Scripture

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BOOK REVIEW The Lost Art of Scriptureby Karen Armstrong 2019 About the AuthorKaren Armstrong is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including The Case for God, A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam, Buddha,and The Great Transformation, as well as a memoir, The Spiral Staircase. Her work has been … Continue reading The Lost Art of Scripture