TY - GEN AU - Frend, W. H. C. TI - The Rise of Christianity SN - 0800619315 PY - 1984/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Fortress Press KW - English KW - Church history N2 - The definitive text in early church history, Frend's The Rise of Christianity offers a vast, panoramic sweep of Christianity's first six centuries, from the dust of Palestine to the court of Justinian and the parting of Eastern and Western Christianity. With many maps, chronologies, and graphics, Frend's text is an engaging story but also an immensely learned and careful work of scholarship. - Publisher ER -