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A Christian People
A People’s History of Christianity: Volumes 1 and 2 edited by Denis Janz, Richard A. Horsley, and Virginia Burrus. Fortress. 318 and 322 pp. $35 each. It all began...
Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews
Caveat Emptor! This book looks like a bargain, three books for the price of one. It contains a history of Catholicism’s relationship with Judaism and the Jews; a plea...
Popes for All Seasons
God’s Representatives: The Eight Twentieth-century Popes by james bentleyconstable. 200 pages, £16.95 . Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes by eamon duffyyale university press. 500 pages, $23. The Papacy by...
Empire to Commonwealth
Empire to Commonwealth: Consequenses of Monotheism in Late Antiquity By Garth Fowden Princeton University Press, 206 pages, $17.95 This smart, elegant book is about many things. Here is one...
