The Beginnings of Western Christendom By Leonard Elliott-Binns A study of the development of Christianity in the West, showing how the Church developed in different regions, based on literary and archaeological evidence. ISBN-13: 9780227170991 Specifications: 216x140mm, 412pp, Paperback Price: £25.00 • US$52.50 Publication: May 2003 Order this Title Now

About this Book

Appeal is often made in ecumenical discussion between East and West to the standard of the undivided Church of the first centuries of the Christian era, but understanding is not helped by the assumption that the divergences between East and West did not seriously arise in this early period. One of the many services rendered by this history is to show that Western Christendom had distinctive features from the beginning, and that it had a unity of 'culture' other than that imposed by the Papal See.

In his use of recent archaeological studies and of the 'apocryphal' New Testament, and in his arrangement of the material at his disposal, the author offers a wide-ranging overview of the growth of the early church. Now available again after several years, The Beginnings of Western Christendom remains an invaluable resource for students of early Christianity and church history.

About the Author

Reverend Leonard Elliott Elliott-Binns was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Emmanuel College and Ridley College (Cambridge). He worked as chaplain (Ridley Hall), curate (Plymouth), vicar (Plymouth, Davenport, West Ham), dean (West Ham) and also as canon (Truro).

Other titles available by Leonard Elliott-Binns:
The Early Evangelicals: A Religious and Social Study
Religion in the Victorian Era

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