TY - BOOK AU - Bruce, F.F TI - The Spreading Flame: The Rise and Progress of Christianity from Its First Beginnings to Eighth-Century England SN - 9789389069242 U1 - J11 PY - 2019/// CY - Bangalore PB - Omega Book World N1 - 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 ER -