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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.austinc.edu/acad/hwc22/Rome
/Pagans_v_Christians/Pagans_v_Christians.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.