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The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300198388/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_pYBQzb8XFH7CR
Wilken does a superb job at engaging the growth of Christianity with an eye to historical context and play of unity and diversity within the early churches. Eminently readable.
Not trying to sell anything, but I 100% recommend reading this book: https://www.amazon.com/First-Thousand-Years-History-Christianity/dp/0300198388 . Check it out at a library if you can, but once you read it you will see that the filioque, while an issue, is one of many that caused separation between the eastern and western Church (Rome and Constantinople). It’s a very complicated history.
I'm currently finishing The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity, which I've enjoyed very much. The chapters are each a uniform 10pgs, which makes it easy for consistent daily reading; he focuses on the whole Christian world, which seems easy to lose sight of; and he's obviously well researched, yet easily steps back and sums up why things are important.