The Story of the Church (Fourth edition)
Inter-Varsity Press (Verlag)
978-1-78974-206-0 (ISBN)
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.
A. M. Renwick (1888-1965), original author of chapters 1 to 21, was Professor of Church History at Free Church College, Edinburgh (now Edinburgh Theological Seminary) Allan M. Harman is Research Professor at the Presbyterian Theological College, Melbourne, where he served as Principal until 2001. His books include a biographies of Matthew Henry and J. A. Alexander of Princeton, and commentaries on Exodus, Deuteronomy, the Psalms, Isaiah and Daniel.
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue xii
1 The apostolic age 1
2 The second century 12
3 The early Catholic fathers (ad 180–250) 24
4 Trial and triumph 34
5 Great councils, great men, great events (ad 325–500) 38
6 The beginning of the Middle Ages 46
7 The record of monasticism 54
8 From Gregory I to Charlemagne 58
9 Disorder and intrigue 64
10 Gregory VII to Boniface VIII (ad 1073–1294) 69
11 Rising opposition to the Catholic Church 76
12 Attempted reformation and the Renaissance 80
13 The Reformation in Germany 85
14 The Reformation in Switzerland 93
15 The Reformation in England 102
16 The Reformation in Scotland 115
17 The Counter-Reformation 121
18 The church in the Stuart period 127
19 The eighteenth century 139
20 Modern missionary expansion 149
21 The nineteenth century 158
22 The turn of the century 170
23 The early twentieth century 178
24 The Second World War and its aftermath 194
25 The global church 217
26 Into the new millennium 234
Bibliography 254
Index 256
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.11.2020 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Nottingham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78974-206-4 / 1789742064 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78974-206-0 / 9781789742060 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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