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Religious Tolerance.org
www.religioustolerance.org/paganism.htm
Gives an excellent account of the origin and meaning of the words
'pagan' and 'paganism'.
Pagans vs Christians
http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/hwc22/
Rome/Pagans_v_Christians/Early_Christian_Timeline.html
Timeline of events during the pagan and Christian conflict, plus articles,
links and information on this subject.
From Jesus to Christ: Why did Christianity succeed?
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline
/shows/religion/why/starksociology. html
Extract from Rodney Stark's The Rise of Christianity (Princeton
University Press, 1996), in which the sociologist examines factors such
as paganism's weaknesses and the early Church's social structure, both
of which helped draw so many to the new faith.
Nova Roma
www.novaroma.org/religio_romana/
Looks at Roman religion in antiquity and today.
Ancient History Sourcebook: Late Antiquity
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/texts/demise.html
Interesting article written by an academic on the demise of paganism
in ancient Rome.
Books
Pagan City and Christian Capital: Rome in the fourth century by
John Curran (Oxford University Press, 2002) £17.99
The critical century between the arrival of Constantine and the advance
of Alaric in the early 5th century witnessed dramatic changes in the city
of Rome. The author explains the way in which the landscape, civic life,
and moral values of Rome were transformed by complex and sometimes paradoxical
forces and explores the rise of Christianity and the decline of paganism
in the later Roman empire.
Christian and Pagan in the Roman Empire by Tertullian (Catholic
University of America Press, 2001) £15.50
Tertullian is a primary source for a modern understanding of the issues
that once confronted, and still confront, Christians living in a non-Christian
world. Unfortunately, his writings have often been cast aside as too difficult
to read. In this volume, Robert D Sider undertakes a judicious pruning
of the original texts and brings accessibility to the important writings
of this man.
A History of Pagan Europe by Nigel Pennick and Prudence Jones
(Routledge, 1995) £16.99
Describes the persistence of pagan attitudes in Europe, from the ancient
world, through the Celtic period to the present, plus the effect of classical
paganism on modern European thought.
A World Full of Gods: Pagans, Jews and Christians in the Roman world
by Keith Hopkins (Orion, 2000) £7.99
Exploring the emergence of Christianity in the Roman empire, this entertaining
account aims to challenge readers' perceptions about what the religion
was really like in its early stages, about Jesus, and about the way in
which history is written.
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