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Written for the general readerwith an interest in how Christianity spread and developed throughout theBritish Isles, Anno Domini: TheStory of Christianity in the British Isles explores the progress ofChristianity in all four countries. It also looks at how it contributed greatlyto the formation of our culture in the process. The book explores the theme ofChristianity thoroughly, but step-by-step, taking the reader through the earlycenturies where the Saints played major roles to spread the faith and inspireothers, on to the arrival of St Augustine in the South and how the mission thatfollowed led to the gradual ascendancy of the Church of Rome over the Celticchurches. It then takes the reader through the English Reformation, impartingfacts and outlooks on the situation in an easy-to-understand way, exploring thereligious dissent that followed for many centuries until society learned tolive peaceably with religious differences. Finally we come to the twenty-firstcentury, where traditional values have lapsed and secularisation has increased.And the story continues as Christians of every persuasion are challenged torespond to present issues. A clear, well-laid out andthoroughly researched book that explains the progress of Christianity with anenthusiasm that should infect its reader, AnnoDomini will interest the mind and inspire the heart.