Textbook
A Brief History of ChristianityISBN: 978-1-4051-1047-1
Paperback
228 pages
October 2005, ©2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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- A brief and compelling history, telling the story of Christianity from its origins to the present day.
- Ranges from the missionary journeys of the apostles to the tele-evangelism of the twenty-first century.
- Demonstrates how the Christian community received and forged
its identity from its development of the Bible to the present
day.
- Covers topics fundamental to understanding the course of
Western Christianity, including the growth of the papacy, heresy
and schism, reformation and counter-reformation.
- Includes an introduction to the historiography of Christianity,
a note on the problems of periodization, an appendix on theological
terms, and a useful bibliography.
- An authoritative yet succinct history, written to appeal to a
general audience as well as students of the history of
Christianity.
- Written by internationally regarded theologian, Carter Lindberg, who is the author of numerous titles on theology and Church history.