And Man Created God: Kings, Cults and Conquests in the Time of Jesus

Globalization and religious strife: as relevant today as they were 2,000 years ago. A brilliant historical explanation of our time. Why? Those interested in ancient Rome and the origins of Christianity have always and forever asked this one question. Why was the jealous God of a small, turbulent province chosen as the one true religion three centuries later, of all the thousands of religions that flourished in the early days of the Roman Empire? Why was the much more popular cult of Isis not chosen? Why were the lessons of the Stoics or Zarathustra not followed, where no martyrs were needed? Why not Apollonius, Buddha, Confucius? Why was Christianity the best choice? Selina O'Grady provides a fascinating, clear answer to the greatest question of our and all times.