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