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Over 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's readers. Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking readers from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells his readers a story of actual people, in a particular situation, taking action or being acted upon, provides a window into the circumstances and historical context, and from there develops the story of a major period or theme of Christian history. Covering recent events, this book also: - Details the rapid growth of evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in the southern hemisphere - Addresses the decline in traditional mainline denominations - Examines the influence of technology on the spread of the gospel - Discusses how Christianity intersects with other religions in countries all over the world For this fifth edition, Marshall Shelley brought together a team of historians, historical theologians, and editors to revise and update this father's classic text. The new edition adds important stories of the development of Christianity in Asia, India, and Africa, both in the early church as well as in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It also highlights the stories of women and non-Europeans who significantly influenced the development of Christianity but whose contributions are often overlooked in previous overviews of church history. This concise book provides an easy-to-read guide to church history with intellectual substance. The new edition of Church History in Plain Language promises to set a new standard for readable church history.… (más)
This book is alright, if you don't set much store in things like historical accuracy, thoroughness, or nuanced treatment of subjects. Two stars because at least it was readable. I do not recommend as a serious or accurate source of information, but if all you have time for is a quick and dirty overview of the topic (and if you are already familiar enough with the history to know when it is misrepresented) then I suppose this would do the trick. ( )
This is the most readable of all the church history books i've examined. It is thorough and often gives unique insights. It is a relatively easy read as history books go and the accounts will hold your interest. I would recommend this book as a great starting place for a layman wanting to study church history and it has enough depth to still be of value for those conversant in church history. ( )
Uma obra que se distingue de outras por sua clareza. Está dividido em oito partes segundo as grandes eras da igreja. O livro é atual e o autor trata dos fenômenos contemporâneos como mega-igrejas e cultos voltados para não-crentes. Ele ressalta os efeitos da mídia em massa na comunicação do evangelho no mundo e a abertura das sociedades anteriormente fechadas para o testemunho do evangelho.
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Christianity's roots go back into Jewish history long before the birth of Jesus Christ. It was Jesus of Nazareth, however, who attacked established Judaism and brought a renewal movement into history's light early in the first century. After his crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, a Roman official, Jesus' teachings spread throughout the Mediterranean area An apostle named Paul was especially influential. He stressed Go's gift of salvation for all men and thus led in Christianity's emergence from Palestinian Judaism to a position as a universal religion.
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To my students in Church History classes who pressed the question of significance
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[Foreword] Years ago, as an undergraduate majoring in history I was told about an exciting professor who taught church history at Denver Seminary.
[Prologue] For years I kept a cartoon on my study door.
Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God.
[Epilogue] Today, after 2,000 years, Christianity is the faith, at least nominally, of one-third of the earth's population.
[Foreword - 4th Edition] This book executed a noble purpose: to lead evangelical readers to engage their own story and to encounter the larger Christian world.
[Epilogue - 4th Edition] This book has left a trail of stories that explain who we are. -- R. L. Hatchett
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[Foreword] Therefore, let me simply encourage you, the reader, to "taste and see" that it is everything and more that my students and I have always claimed it to be!
The two--evangelical and Roman Catholic--quickly became the moral backbone of the so-called "religious right" so widely evident in American political life at the time.
Over 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's readers. Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking readers from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells his readers a story of actual people, in a particular situation, taking action or being acted upon, provides a window into the circumstances and historical context, and from there develops the story of a major period or theme of Christian history. Covering recent events, this book also: - Details the rapid growth of evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in the southern hemisphere - Addresses the decline in traditional mainline denominations - Examines the influence of technology on the spread of the gospel - Discusses how Christianity intersects with other religions in countries all over the world For this fifth edition, Marshall Shelley brought together a team of historians, historical theologians, and editors to revise and update this father's classic text. The new edition adds important stories of the development of Christianity in Asia, India, and Africa, both in the early church as well as in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It also highlights the stories of women and non-Europeans who significantly influenced the development of Christianity but whose contributions are often overlooked in previous overviews of church history. This concise book provides an easy-to-read guide to church history with intellectual substance. The new edition of Church History in Plain Language promises to set a new standard for readable church history.
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