Description
The Story of the Church gives an accessible and concise survey of the history of the Christian church, from the first century to the twenty-first. Here is an epic tale of high hopes and great disappointments, of bitter persecution and heroic loyalty.
The Story of the Church is an established classic, widely appreciated by several generations of readers. It addresses the central question of why Christianity has spread around the world so successfully, and offers a distinctly evangelical perspective. Its clear structure pinpoints significant people, places, movements and events.
This new edition has been completely revised and updated by Allan Harman.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1 The apostolic age
2 The second century
3 The early Catholic fathers (AD 180-250)
4 Trial and triumph
5 Great councils, great men, great events (AD 325-500)
6 The beginning of the Middle Ages
7 The record of monasticism
8 From Gregory I to Charlemagne
9 Disorder and intrigue
10 Gregory VII to Boniface VII (AD 1073-1294)
11 Rising opposition to the Catholic Church
12 Attempted reformation and the Renaissance
13 The Reformation in Germany
14 The Reformation in Switzerland
15 The Reformation in England
16 The Reformation in Scotland
17 The Counter-Reformation
18 The church in the Stuart period
19 The eighteenth century
20 Modern missionary expansion
21 The nineteenth century
22 The turn of the century
23 The early twentieth century
24 The Second World War and its aftermath
25 The global church
26 Into the new millennium
Bibliography
Index
Product Details
Title: The Story of the Church, Fourth Edition
Author: Allan M. Harman, A. M. Renwick
Publisher: Intervarsity Press
Pages: 288
Binding: Paperback
Size: 21.5 x 13.8 x 2.4 cm
ISBN: 9781789742060