A Short View of the History of the Christian Church, from Its First Establishment to the Present Century
Title | A Short View of the History of the Christian Church, from Its First Establishment to the Present Century PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Reeve |
Publisher | |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 1802 |
Genre | Church history |
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A Short View of the History of the Christian Church
Title | A Short View of the History of the Christian Church PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Reeve |
Publisher | |
Pages | 554 |
Release | 1835 |
Genre | Church history |
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A History of the Christian Church
Title | A History of the Christian Church PDF eBook |
Author | Williston Walker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 662 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Church history |
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Christianity
Title | Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Woodhead |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199687749 |
This is a short, accessible analysis of Christianity that focuses on its social and cultural diversity as well as its historical dimensions.
A Short History of Christianity
Title | A Short History of Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Tomkins |
Publisher | Lion Books |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2012-09-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0745957382 |
Worshipped by 2 billion Christians (and revered by 1.3 billion Muslims), Jesus Christ is the most famous human being ever. Yet how did this man from an obscure backwater in the Roman Empire achieve such extraordinary acclaim? How did religion founded in his name grom to become the most powerful on earth? What has been its relationship through history with that other giant of religions, Islam? In this fast-paced and entertaining book, journalist and historian Stephen Tomkins sets out to provide the answers. Beginning with the life of Jesus, he presents a warts-and-all portrait of the key people, events and movements in Christian history. For every debauched pope, murderous crusader and hate-filled inquisitor, there are glorious examples of heroic self-sacrifice, spiritual enlightenment and social transformation. Despite setbacks and conflict, the church has continued to change and grow, with the result that, at the start of the 21st century, its centre of gravity is moving south into sub-Saharan Africa and South America. The author ends by looking to the future, for the story is far from over. All those wanting to understand where Christianity is going need to learn where it has come from, and in this book they will find a lively and informative guide.
History of Christianity
Title | History of Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Johnson |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 816 |
Release | 2012-03-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1451688512 |
First published in 1976, Paul Johnson’s exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitude—“a tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and perhaps the most radical” (New York Review of Books). In a highly readable companion to books on faith and history, the scholar and author Johnson has illuminated the Christian world and its fascinating history in a way that no other has. Johnson takes off in the year AD 49 with his namesake the apostle Paul. Thus beginning an ambitious quest to paint the centuries since the founding of a little-known ‘Jesus Sect’, A History of Christianity explores to a great degree the evolution of the Western world. With an unbiased and overall optimistic tone, Johnson traces the fantastic scope of the consequent sects of Christianity and the people who followed them. Information drawn from extensive and varied sources from around the world makes this history as credible as it is reliable. Invaluable understanding of the framework of modern Christianity—and its trials and tribulations throughout history—has never before been contained in such a captivating work.
A General History of the Christian Church
Title | A General History of the Christian Church PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Reeve |
Publisher | |
Pages | 642 |
Release | 1851 |
Genre | Church history |
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