CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. EDITORIAL NOTE ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1 SPECIAL DIRECTIVES 29
6. 2 MIRACLE 67
7. 3 SEDUCTION 107
8. 4 CONSOLIDATING POWER 149
9. 5 SPREADING THE WORD 189
10. 6 COMPETING CHURCHES 219
11. 7 TRAGEDIES 255
12. CONCLUSION 273
13. NOTES 295
14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 323
15. INDEX 325