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Universalism: The Prevailing Doctrine of the Christian Church During its First Five Hundred Years, With Authorities and Extracts (Hardcover)

Universalism: The Prevailing Doctrine of the Christian Church During its First Five Hundred Years, With Authorities and Extracts (Hardcover)

Hanson, John Wesley

Hardcover

Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 1387977601
ISBN13: 9781387977604
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: Jul 26 2018
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In his history of the early Christian church, John Wesley Hanson advances the view that Universalism - the belief that all humankind will ascend to heaven - was the initial, accepted doctrine of Christianity. A methodically argued and superbly written treatise which cites various pieces of evidence written and artistic, this book presents the various creeds of early Christianity in a manner vivid and engaging. The author for instance demonstrates how notions such as endless punishment were a later addition in deep contrast with the earlier Gnostic era teachings. The first centuries of the Christian church were filled with transition and change. The earliest Bible and saint-written texts were in Greek; it was only after the conversion of Emperor Constantine that Christians - liberated from Rome's persecutions - began to write their texts in Latin. This linguistic change alone was, according to Hanlon, the root of great upheaval.

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