A Brief History of Christianity

A Brief History of Christianity
Title A Brief History of Christianity PDF eBook
Author Bamber Gascoigne
Publisher Robinson
Pages 0
Release 2018-02-27
Genre Religion
ISBN 9781841197104

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This volume tells the story of Christianity through the individual men and women who shaped it. It is a story of colossal undertakings and spectacular successes as well as ferocious intolerance, greed and bloodshed. Bamber Gascoigne traces a clear path through a complicated history, exploring the motives, the passions, the fears and the achievements of the Christians. His approach is objective and he writes in a conversational style, focusing on moments of significant detail and a vast and varied cast of characters.

A Brief History of Christianity

A Brief History of Christianity
Title A Brief History of Christianity PDF eBook
Author Carter Lindberg
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 232
Release 2009-02-04
Genre Religion
ISBN 140514887X

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Charting the rise and development of Christianity, Carter Lindberg has succeeded in writing a concise and compelling history of the world’s largest religion. He spans over 2,000 years of colorful incident to give an authoritative history of Christianity for both the general reader and the beginning student. Ranges from the missionary journeys of the apostles to the tele-evangelism of the twenty-first century. Demonstrates how the Christian community received and forged its identity from its development of the Bible to the present day. Covers topics fundamental to understanding the course of Western Christianity, including the growth of the papacy, heresy and schism, reformation and counter-reformation. Includes an introduction to the historiography of Christianity, a note on the problems of periodization, an appendix on theological terms, and a useful bibliography. An authoritative yet succinct history, written to appeal to a general audience as well as students of the history of Christianity. Written by internationally regarded theologian, Carter Lindberg, who is the author of numerous titles on theology and Church history.

A Short History of Christianity

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

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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.

A History of Christianity

A History of Christianity
Title A History of Christianity PDF eBook
Author Diarmaid MacCulloch
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 1065
Release 2010
Genre Religion
ISBN 0141021896

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From a prize-winning author, this book charts the course of Christianity from ancient history onwards.

History of Christianity

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

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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 History of Christianity in the World

A History of Christianity in the World
Title A History of Christianity in the World PDF eBook
Author Clyde Leonard Manschreck
Publisher Prentice Hall
Pages 376
Release 1985
Genre Religion
ISBN

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A chronological history of Christianity from the early church to the present, indicating the forces and ideas that shaped the past and are shaping the present.

Zondervan Handbook to the History of Christianity

Zondervan Handbook to the History of Christianity
Title Zondervan Handbook to the History of Christianity PDF eBook
Author Jonathan Hill
Publisher Lion Hudson
Pages 0
Release 2006
Genre Church history
ISBN 9780310262701

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Filled with full-color photos and illustrations, this volume covers the complete history of the Christian faith. Contributors cover the full sweep of Christian history from the time of Jesus, through the church fathers and European history, and spreading throughout the globe on up to today.