In The Third Century After

The History Of Christianity, Therefore, Must Be Of Concern To All Who Are Interested In The Record Of Man And Particularly To All Who Seek To Understand The Contemporary Human Scene.

Christianity Is Usually Called A Religion. As A Religion It Has Had A Wider Geographic Spread And Is More Deeply Rooted Among More Peoples Than Any Other Religion In The History Of Mankind.

However Incompatible The Spirit Of Jesus And Armed Force May Be, And However Unpleasant It May Be To Acknowledge The Fact, As A Matter Of Plain History The Latter Has Often Made It Possible For The Former To Survive.

That Free Will Was Demonstrated In The Placing Of Temptation Before Man With The Command Not To Eat Of The Fruit Of The Tree Which Would Give Him A Knowledge Of Good And Evil, With The Disturbing Moral Conflict To Which That Awareness Would Give Rise.

Christianity Emerged From The Religion Of Israel. Or Rather, It Has As Its Background A Persistent Strain In That Religion. To That Strain Christians Have Looked Back, And Rightly, As The Preparation In History For Their Faith.