The most useful survey of Christian history for the student or general reader, fully updated by a team of respected scholars.
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The most useful conspectus of Christian history for the average reader. -- Yale Divinity News
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Classic Treatment of Christian History,
By John R. McCracken "John McCracken" (Plano, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A History of Christianity, Volume 1: Beginnings to 1500 (Revised) (Paperback)
This work is generally known as a modern classic of Church History. If you are looking for a basic, comprehensive survey of Christian Church history, this is it. If you want something easier and faster than LaTourette, I would recommend Bruce Shelley's "Church History in Plain Language". However, LaTourette is superior. If you want something more comprehensive than LaTourette, I would recommend the 5 volume set by Jarslov Pelikan.
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Superb -- but readable -- scholarship,
This review is from: A History of Christianity, Volume 1: Beginnings to 1500 (Revised) (Paperback)
Latourette does a masterful job of presenting a comprehensive history of the Christian religion in a readable form. This is an overview of the subject from the time of Christ to just before the Reformation (Vol. 2 picks up after 1500). Latourette doesn't just focus on the Western world or on institutional religion, but on Christianity in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, some of the personalities behind the history, and on popular movements within Christianity (some of which - such as monasticism - became institutions in their own right). This is an excellent scholarly overview on an enormous topic that makes it interesting for the average reader.
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Badly Dated,
By Theophanu (Hattiesburg, MS USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A History of Christianity, Volume 1: Beginnings to 1500 (Revised) (Paperback)
Readers should be aware that this study was first published in 1953, and despite light revision reflects the state of scholarship half a century ago. We've learned a LOT about the history of Christianity since then, and many of the sweeping assumptions of this book (e.g., in the ghastly section entitled "The Darkest Hours: The Great Recession, A.D. 500-950") have been thoroughly discredited. The bibliographies for each section don't include works published in the past half century (despite the so-called revision). Even the very language is dated, with its grandiose, sweeping style, capitalization of popes, etc. This book perpetuates a great many old myths, making the job of historians of religion just that much harder. There are now much better books on the market.
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Christianity is relatively young. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
total world scene, new monastic movements, great recession, wide vogue, exceeding greatness, fresh movements Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Catholic Church, Roman Empire, New York, New Testament, Holy Spirit, Roman Catholic, Asia Minor, Jesus Christ, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomas Aquinas, Church of Rome, North Africa, Central Asia, Bishop of Rome, Patriarch of Constantinople, Bernard of Clairvaux, Cambridge University Press, Roman Emperor, Virgin Mary, Brothers Minor, Old Testament, Orthodox Church, Duns Scotus New!
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Christianity is relatively young. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
total world scene, new monastic movements, great recession, wide vogue, exceeding greatness, fresh movements Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Catholic Church, Roman Empire, New York, New Testament, Holy Spirit, Roman Catholic, Asia Minor, Jesus Christ, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomas Aquinas, Church of Rome, North Africa, Central Asia, Bishop of Rome, Patriarch of Constantinople, Bernard of Clairvaux, Cambridge University Press, Roman Emperor, Virgin Mary, Brothers Minor, Old Testament, Orthodox Church, Duns Scotus New!
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- City of God (Concerning the City of God Against the Pagans) (Pelican Classics) by Augustine of Hippo on 9 pages
- The Imitation of Christ (Vintage Spiritual Classics) by Thomas a Kempis on 4 pages
- Lord's Supper by J. C. Martin in Index (1), Index (2), and Index (3)
- Five Centuries of Religion (4 Volume Set) by G. G. Coulton on page 444, page 562, and Back Matter
- Revelations of Divine Love (Penguin Classics) by Julian of Norwich on page 650, Back Matter, and Index
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- Gospel and Its Meaning, The by Harry Lee Poe on 4 pages
- A Mirror for the Church: Preaching in the First Five Centuries by David Dunn-Wilson on 4 pages
- Church History In Plain Language by Bruce L. Shelley on page 157, page 425, and page 466
- Theology for the Community of God by Stanley J. Grenz on page 63, page 298, and page 343
- The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor by Scott A. Bessenecker on page 19, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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