A History of the Church: From Pentecost to the PresentChurch history books must choose either brevity or thoroughness. A History of the Church does an excellent job combining both. Although it has been used as a college textbook, it also has been used successfully in local churches and personal study of church history as well. |
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Enjoyable read of 2000 years of Church History
User Review - Riley - Christianbook.comThe author is honest to state that every text has a bias. He then states his bias. The historical account given by Mr. North is factual, honest and easy to read. He does not favor one group over ... Read full review
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Contents
Introduction | 7 |
The Apostolic Church | 11 |
Developing Structure in the Church | 49 |
The Triumph of the Early Church i | 71 |
Theological Difficulties in the Early Church | 91 |
The Rise of Monasticism | 111 |
The Shift to a Germanized Europe | 129 |
The Rise of Islam | 159 |
Rise and Disappointment | 293 |
The Renaissance Papacy | 313 |
Luther and the Protestant Revolt | 331 |
Protestantism in the British Isles | 359 |
The Catholic Counter Reformation and the Thirty Years War | 385 |
Revival and Rationalism | 405 |
Revolution Romanticism and Reaction | 427 |
The Eastern Churches Since the Reformation | 455 |
The Franks and the Holy Roman Empire | 177 |
The Medieval Papacy | 197 |
The Eastern Churches | 221 |
The Age of the Crusades | 235 |
Renewed Monastic Vigor | 257 |
The Avignon Papacy | 275 |
Religion in Early America | 473 |
Missionary Expansion in the Modern World | 497 |
Religion in Modern America | 517 |
The Age of Ecumenicity | 543 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of the Church: From Pentecost to the Present |
| Authors | James B. North, Don Umphrey |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | College Press, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0899003710, 9780899003719 |
| Length | 190 pages |
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