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The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Present Day

Justo L. Gonzalez (Author)

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Binding: Hardcover
Page Count: 880
Publisher: Prince Press
ISBN#: 9781565635227

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Description: Now available in one affordable hardcover, Gonzalez's 2-volume work continues to set the standard in seminary classrooms worldwide. This highly acclaimed text provides a vivid introduction to Christian history, from the apostolic church to the present day. Gonzalez skillfully weaves in relevant details from the lives of prominent figures, tracing out core theological developments as reflected in the lives of leading thinkers within various church traditions. Especially careful attention is given to Christian expansion into Central and South America during the early modern period.

Volume 1
The Story of Christianity, Volume 1, is an informative, interesting, and consistently readable narrative history. It brings alive the people, dramatic events, and ideas that shaped the first fifteen centuries of the church's life and thought--including major events outside of Europe, such as the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the New World. Historian Justo Gonzalez shows how various social, political, and economic movements affected Christianity's internal growth. Gonzalez skillfully weaves in relevant details from the lives of prominent figures from the Apostles to John Wycliffe, tracing out core theological developments as reflected in the lives and struggles of leading thinkers within the various traditions of the church.

The Story of Christianity demonstrates at each point what new challenges and opportunities faced the church, and how Christians struggles with the various options open to them, thereby shaping the future direction of the church.

Volume 2
Beginning with the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, the second volume of The Story of Christianity continues narrative history to the present. Historian Justo Gonzalez brings to life the people, dramatic events, and shaping ideas of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy during this period, keynoting crucial theological developments while providing fresh understanding of the social, political, and economic forces that influenced the formation of the church. In particular, the author notes recurring themes of unrest, rebellion and reformation.

The interpretive overview of The Story of Christianity includes a thorough and timely analysis of the growth and maturation of Christianity, including events in Europe, the United States, and Latin America--the latter an area too often neglected in church histories, yet increasingly vital to an understanding of Christianity's historical development, present situation, and future options.
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Author: J.D.
My pastor let me borrow his copy that he used while in Seminary. This book is an informative view of how the early church grew into what it is today. If you are looking for a history book that keeps you interested in what you are reading then this is your stop.

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