books.google.co.uk - Tradition dictates that around AD 33, as the Roman Empire slowly decayed, a new religion rose to prominence: Christianity. Two thousand years later, Christianity stands triumphant as one of the greatest religions on earth. It teaches love, peace, and acceptance - but its rise to prominence was fraught...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Saints_Sinners_and_Christian_History_The.html?id=otpFAacX5LUC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareSaints, Sinners, and Christian History: The Contradictions of the Christian Past