Robert Louis Wilken is William R. Kenan Professor of the History of Christianity Emeritus, University of Virginia. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Praise for The Spirit of Early Christian Thought:
"Magnificently learned [and] deeply felt. . . . An attentive reader
of Wilken, whether believer or nonbeliever, will be touched anew by
his survey of Christian intellectual life."—Michael Dirda,
Washington Post Book World
"Brilliant . . . a riveting story."—Publishers Weekly
"Robert Wilken has written the best kind of authoritative
historical survey. Its treatment is learned, thorough, but
also accessible for all aspects of early Christian history, and
especially for the great significance of Islam to the entire
Christian world from the seventh century forward."—Mark Noll,
author of The Rise of Evangelicalism: The Age of Edwards,
Whitefield, and the Wesleys
"A marvelous and unique survey, learned and authoritative, yet also
a perfect introduction to the early history of
Christianity. Robert Wilken redraws many boundaries, expanding
horizons, summarizing and analyzing with consummate
skill. This beautifully written book sets new standards on
multiple levels, and should stand for a long time as the benchmark
by which all other surveys are measured."—Carlos Eire, author of
Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
"This is a rich and wonderful book, not only because of Robert
Wilken's narrative gifts, but because of his immense scholarly
range and sympathies. His is one of the few treatments of
Christianity's first millennium for Anglophone readers that
embraces the faith's whole history, cultural and geographical,
Eastern and Western, Chalcedonian and Non-Chalcedonian, European,
Asian, and African. It is a pure joy to read."—David Hart,
author of Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its
Fashionable Enemies
"Christianity is a historical religion, yet much of its actual life
from the New Testament until early modern times remains largely
unknown. Robert Wilken, one of our best historians, provides
here a fascinating account of Christianity’s first millennium, the
undivided church which is the patrimony of all
Christians. Written with elegance, grace, and
insight."—Timothy George, Dean of Beeson Divinity School
"A lively, engaging, and highly enjoyable tour of the church’s
first millennia."—Jacob Sweeney, Semper Reformanda (blog)
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