Book: The First 3,000 Yrs

In Diarmaid MacCulloch's new book, "Christianity: the first 3,000 years," he examines the many issues that split the church and helped it to grow, including, according to NPR: the language Jesus spoke, how churches and Christian communities spread after his death, the unpredictability of Rome becoming the center of the Christian world, and why some countries remain resistant to Christianity while their neighbors embrace it. Sounds like perfect noontime reading.


Christianity, the First 3,000 Years
By Diarmaid MacCulloch
Hardcover, 1,184 pages
Viking
List price: $40