The Church of the Dead: The Epidemic of 1576 and the Birth of Christianity in the Americas Free Audiobook Download by Jennifer Scheper Hughes

The Church of the Dead is a work of scholarly narrative history that researches the intersection between disease, death, and conversion in early America. It centers around the epidemic of smallpox that hit the New World during the 1576 Spanish conquest. Using archival sources from Europe, The Church of the Dead provides an intimate portrait of life in colonial Spanish America.

This book is an intriguing story about the origins of Christianity in the Americas. It is told by a historian who has assembled a lot of interesting details about what happened when a plague hit Europe, killing over fifty percent of its population. This book also tells the story of how people reacted to this plague, and how it ultimately led to a change in religion and culture.

The Church of the Dead: The Epidemic of 1576 and the Birth of Christianity in the Americas by Jennifer Scheper Hughes is a good book. It is about the origins of Christianity in America.

Lamenting the death of his son, a Spanish priest walks through the streets of Mexico City in 1576 on his way to discover why the epidemic has been so devastating. He realizes that he must change course and dedicate his life to spreading religious teachings throughout the Americas.

The Church of the Dead: The Epidemic of 1576 and the Birth of Christianity in the Americas is a book by Jennifer Scheper Hughes. It consists of a discovery of a distant epidemic that seems to predict the arrival of Christianity in America. The narrative moves between science, history, and speculation on what could have happened with all three coming together to tell an interesting tale.

The Church of the Dead: The Epidemic of 1576 and the Birth of Christianity in the Americas is a book written by Jennifer Scheper Hughes that tells the story of how Europeans came to America and found their way to salvation through faith in Christ. In this audiobook, Laural Merlington narrates the story with all its twists, turns, and moral questions.