The Building of Christendom, 324-1100 is the second volume in “The History of Christendom” series. This series is the only in-print, comprehensive narration of Western history written from an orthodox Catholic perspective. How would a historical narrative read if the author began with the first principles that truth exists and the Incarnation happened? This series is essential reading for those who consider the West worth defending.
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Warren Carroll (1932–2011) was founder of Christendom College, serving as president from 1977–85, and as chairman of the Department of History from 1985–2002. Carroll earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. The author of numerous books, he has won a well-deserved reputation as one of the foremost Catholic historians of our time.
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Excellent introduction to this period of history,
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This review is from: The Building of Christendom, 324-1100: A History of Christendom (vol. 2) (Paperback)
Warren H. Carroll's second volume of his "History of Christendom" is an excellent general treatment of the period from Constantine to the crusades. Although it based on secondary sources, it is very accurate and detailed for an introductory work. It is nice to see a historian defend Christ's Church and the infallibility of the Roman Pontiffs. Although in one or two places the author makes some theological misstatements, the average lay Catholic will be pleased to find a history of this period that does not repeat the old canards against the Church. I also highly recommend it to non-Catholics who wish to hear the "other side" of the story.
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"History as St Peter Would Write it",
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This review is from: The Building of Christendom, 324-1100: A History of Christendom (vol. 2) (Paperback)
What will be found in Carroll's second volume of his "History of Christendom" is a brilliant and industrious work with Christ's Church as the center and the Popes as the cementing glue of a new era in civilization. The scope of this work contains an elaborate sketch of ecclesiastical and political history from Constantine the Great to the end of the First Crusade. The battles against heresy, the Muslims, and other barbarians are tinged with stories of the great saints, monks, and war heroes who fought for the good of Christian Europe. This series is one of the most reputable in its field, and is certainly one of the most unique and valuable for its Christ-centered perspective.
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The Glory and the Ashes,
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This review is from: The Building of Christendom, 324-1100: A History of Christendom (vol. 2) (Paperback)
Searching for a definitive work on the history of the Church, I found authors described in reviews as "masterful", "scholarly", "magisterial", and "possessing of critical acumen." Upon reading them, I concluded that these descriptions were euphemisms for "hostile", "biased", "modernistic", and "possessing of papal antipathy."
I came across Warren H. Carroll's "A History of Christendom" by sheer luck. I had no idea what lay beneath its covers. After reading a few negative reviews I nearly passed him by but decided to give his first volume, The Founding Of Christendom, a chance, and it far exceeded my expectations. I began this second volume wondering if there would be a drop-off in quality; not so. If anything, "The Building of Christendom" surpasses that exciting first volume. Dr. Carroll continues his balanced presentation of Church history and pulls no punches, recording both the glory and the ashes; the sublime heights which Christendom and its actors could rise, to the evil depths which they could sink. There are men of bravery like those 700 Swabians who died to the last man defending Pope Leo from the Normans of Southern Italy, and scenes of horror like the one played out in the damnatio memoriae of Pope Formosus. Picking up in 324 with the Arian heresy after the conversion of Constantine, and ending with the re-conquest of Jerusalem from the Fatimids in 1099, Carroll's story-telling skills shine in episode after episode. The story spans west from El Cid in Spain, to the Muslim ultimatum to China in the east; from Viking invasions from Norway in North, to the drum-beating warriors from Niger in the South: the scope is truly breath-taking. The facts and the narrative are the warp and the woof of this work; Carroll is indefatigable in his research and documentation, yet surrenders nothing in dramatic beauty. This truly is history at its finest. One of the things I would have liked to have seen in these volumes is chapter sub-sections or margin labels for easier look-up of events and people. For now I'll have to wait till my second trip through these works to render them full of notes and highlighting. I highly recommend "The Building of Christendom" and can't wait to dive into the next volume of this series.
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