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Ch. 1 Conversion and Christian Growth 3; Ch. 2 The Class Basis of Early Christianity 29; Ch. 3 The Mission to the Jews: Why It Probably Succeeded 49; Ch. 4 Epidemics, Networks, and Conversion 73; Ch. 5 The Role of Women in Christian Growth 95 Ch. 6 Christianizing the Urban Empire: A Quantitative Approach 129; Ch. 7 Urban Chaos and Crisis: The Case of Antioch 147; Ch. 8 The Martyrs: Sacrifice as Rational Choice 163 Ch. 9 Opportunity and Organization 191; Ch. 10 A Brief Reflection on Virtue 209; Notes 217; Bibliography 223; Index 243.

Iglesia --- Historia --- Alexandria. --- Athens. --- Brown, Peter. --- Carcopino, Jerome. --- Conversion. --- Diaspora. --- Dio Cassius. --- Epidemics. --- Eusebius. --- Frend, W.H.C. --- Galen. --- God-Fearers. --- Harnack, Adolf. --- Hock, Ronald. --- Ignatius of Antioch. --- Isis. --- Jesus. --- Judaism. --- Julian. --- Livy. --- London. --- Martyrs. --- Meeks, Wayne. --- Networks, social. --- Origen. --- Pagans. --- Paul. --- Pluralism. --- Rational choice theory. --- Revitalization movements. --- Salamis. --- Smallpox. --- Tertullian. --- Trajan. --- Valentina. --- White, L. Michael.