Routledge Companion to Christian History

<p><em>The Routledge Companion to Christian History</em> is an indispensable aid for anyone seeking comprehensive coverage of the facts in clear concise and easy to use language. It covers:</p><ul> <li>all key events in the Christian calendar from the persecution of the Roman Empire to the fall of Communism and the rise of Fundamentalism</li> <li>the impact of Islam the Crusades Monasticism and the spread of popular religious movements</li> <li>cross-cultural coverage; as well as Western Christendom the Orthodox churches of the East and the 'new' churches of Asia and Africa.</li> </ul><p>Fully cross referenced throughout with a combination of chronologies glossary and statistics this packed volumes contains everything for the first time student or for anyone revisiting the subject. </p>