The Spreading Flame: The Rise and Progress of Christianity from Its First Beginnings to Eighth-Century England

1. The Dawn of Christianity
Strangers in Corinth ...........13
When the Time was Ripe ............27
A Light for the Nations ................39
The Light Shines in the Darkness ..............57
Darkness did not put it out .............................71
New Community ............87
The Rabbi of Tarsus .................101
Antioch on the Orontes...............113
Advance in Palestine ..........123
The Council of Jerusalem .............133
Into Europe ............141
Paul and His Converts...........149
Diana of the Ephesians ................161
Christianity at Rome ............171
2. The Growing Day
The things that are not Cesar`s ...........207
Fiery trial .......225
Christian Life and worship Church ........239
Relations between Churches Prophets ..............267
Writings ............283
Marcion and After ............291
The Earliest christian Creed.........305
Early christian Heresies .................315
Defining the Faith .................325
The Jews after A D 70.............335
3. Light in the west
Constantine and christianity ............375
From Nicaea to chalcedon Imperial ..............385
Decline ...........403
Five leading churchmen ..............419
Monastic Life .......................435
Early British Christianity ..............449
Beyond the Roman Wall ..............461
The Apostle of Ireland ..............471
The Iona Community ....................487
Evangelizing the English England ................501
Takes up the Torch ...............511