Arthur G. Patzia explores the story, weighs the issues and traces the contours of the early church's expansion and growth, life and practices, leadership and worship.
Detailed and fact-filled yet balanced and readable, this volume offers a panoramic view of the church's growth worldwide throughout the past 2,000 years, including a comprehensive section on the church in the United States and Canada.
AUTHOR'S PERSPECTIVE: Scholar and writer Everett Ferguson wrote this history of the church from the perspective that such a history is the story of the greatest movement and community the world has known.
Chadwickʹs Early Church covers, as the book cover suggests, "the story of emergent Christianity from the apostolic age to the dividing of the ways between the Greek East and the...
Conceptually, this book is revolutionary. The story of Christianity is never complete: it only expands.
From Roman persecution to the early creeds, from the monastic movement to the Reformation, from the rise of liberalism to missionary expansion, Jeffrey Bingham chronicles the ups and downs of a people and a faith.
This allowed preachers a great deal of freedom and flexibility in adapting the Christian message to the Gentile world . Thus freed from Jewish restrictions , Christianity spread quickly in the Mediterranean world .
Well, not exactly. But according to internationally renowned religion expert Phyllis Tickle, this is an accurate summary of the Church's massive transitions over time.
Provides an overview of the history and development of Christianity, examines the difference between ethics and morals, and suggests a twenty-first century strategy that addresses topics such as abortion, war, and the environment among ...
The book has been called a most valuable tool for students of Christian Church history. The most important characteristic of the text is its original and profound use of primary historical sources.
This book is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in learning more about the rich history of the Catholic Church and to gain a better understanding of the Church today.