A Brief History of Christianity was written in 1977 to accompany a
then new, lavish 13-episode TV series of the same name. In an era
when traditional TV documentaries were generally gentle,
uncontentious and slightly dull, this one was intended to break the
mould. Hitting our screens at the same time as David Attenborough's
Life on Earth and Kenneth Clark's Civilisation, it was to do for
religious programming what Attenborough and Clark had done so
spectacularly for science and the arts, using all the technology
then available. The choice of Bamber Gascoigne to present this most
weighty of topics was a master stroke. Well respected as the
intellectual force behind the popular student TV quiz University
Challenge, Gascoigne was also the epitome of '70s elegance, with
his wry humour and laid-back presentation style. 26 years later,
and distanced from the TV series that inspired it by several
generations, the book still bares Bamber Gascoigne's indelible
stamp. His very distinct and recognizable authorial voice rings out
loud and clear through all 13 chapters. In fact, it's hard to
suppress the occasional smile as his earnest tones take us through
a potted history of the Christian faith from the Emperor
Constantine's conversion in the fourth century, which made
Christianity the official religion of Rome, to the struggle of
established Eastern Churches to survive under a Communist regime.
Updated to include events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall in
1989, this volume is an informal introduction to one of the world's
great faiths, using first-person accounts to bring the intense and
often difficult world of believers to life. (Kirkus UK)
This volume tells the story of Christianity through the individual
men and women who shaped it. It is a story of colossal undertakings
and spectacular successes as well as ferocious intolerance, greed
and bloodshed. Bamber Gascoigne traces a clear path through a
complicated history, exploring the motives, the passions, the fears
and the achievements of the Christians. His approach is objective
and he writes in a conversational style, focusing on moments of
significant detail and a vast and varied cast of characters.
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