The History of the Christian Church Until the Great Schism of 1054 [Paperback]

Thomas Herman (Author)

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Publication Date: November 23, 2004

The History of the Christian Church until the Great Schism of 1054 is a sincere and unbiased history of the Church, written by the Russian historian and theologian Mikhail Posnov. Posnov through this study of Church history discovered the importance of the teaching authority of the Bishop of Rome. 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. The book is neither polemical nor triumphalistic but scholarly in its pursuit of truth concerning the period of the undivided Church. It should be an impetus to reconciliation and understanding for Catholic and Orthodox Christians and a source of great insight into the early Church for Protestant Christians.

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Mikhail Emmanuelovich Posnov was born in 1873 in Ryazan, Russia where he received his early education. He received his higher education at the Kiev Theological Academy. After finishing the Academy he became an associate professor there. In 1908 he was chosen as associate professor of the University of St. Vladimir in Kiev in the department of Church History. In 1910 he became professor of the Kiev Academy in the faculty of Holy Scripture, New Testament. In 1919 he was chosen university professor. After the Bolshevik revolution he taught at the Theological Academy of Sofia and the University of Sofia in Bulgaria. He died in October 1931 in Sofia without having published this History of the Christian Church. Posnov's study of the history of the early Church led him to recognize the teaching authority of the Bishop of Rome. His other works include, "Gnosticism of the Second Century, and the Triumph of Christianity over Gnosticism." His daughter, Irina Posnova, was for many years after his death a leader of the Russian Catholic community of Belgium, where the Russian edition of this book was published.TRANSLATORThomas E. Herman is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Johns Hopkins Medical

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• Paperback: 548 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (November 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141847326X
• ISBN-13: 978-1418473266
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not unbiased, March 31, 2011

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First off, there is no such thing as an unbiased history. We are all influenced by our environment and prejudices, and the author is no exception. He goes to great length to demonstrate that St. Peter did not found or lead the Church at Rome, listing Linus as the first bishop. This contradicts both Roman Catholic AND Orthodox tradition(the author was an Orthodox priest), as well as the evidence of the Church Fathers. Many early Church events are documented using the Bible, but others are simply atated as fact without reference to sources. Overall the book is good and informative, but despite the best efforts not unbiased. Hence the 4 stars.