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A world full of gods
the strange triumph of Christianity
By Hopkins, Keith
- ISBN
- 978-0-74320-010-3
- Publisher
- New York : Free Press, 2000, c1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 15, 2000
In this somewhat daring experiment, Hopkins (ancient history, Cambridge Univ.; Conquerors and Slaves) attempts a new way of presenting the history of early Christianity. Believing that history must always be a subtle mixture of imagination and critical analysis, he juxtaposes fiction, scholarly analysis, informal "friendly letter" responses by other scholars, and carefully footnoted correcti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
