Short History of Christianity

Name: Short History of Christianity
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ISBN: 9780802833822

ISBN-10: 0802833829

ISBN-13: 9780802833822

Edition: 2006

Authors: Stephen Tomkins

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Worshipped by 2 billion Christians worldwide, Jesus Christ is likely the famous human being ever. Yet comprehending the vast, often fractious, 2000 year story of his followers can be a bewildering task. Stephen Tomkins leads readers on an enjoyable and enlightening journey through the key stages of Christian development, covering the people, the movements, the controversies of the ever-expanding Church. His "Short History of Christianity" is a penetrating, energetic account sure to please a wide spectrum of those interested in the Christian story.

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Publication date: 6/9/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.792

STEPHEN TOMKINS has a PhD in Church History from London Bible College. An experienced journalist, he is a contributing editor to the Ship of Fools website. He is the author of David Livingstone, John Wesley: A Biography (Lion, 2003) and Paul and His World (Lion, 2004).



Preface



As It Was in the Beginning



Jerusalem (30-33)



Paul (33-1)



The Wrath of Rome (61-100)



Which Christianity? (100-202)



The God of the Greeks (202-47)



Blood and Sand (247-311)



The Christian Emperor (312-37)



The Puzzle of Jesus (337-95)



Augustine (395-430)



The Great Popes (430-630)



The Rise of Rome



The Nightmare Begins (630-700)



Icons and Stirrups (700-87)



Charlemagne (787-846)



A Light in the Darkness (897-1000)



The Pope's Revolution (1000-84)



Onward Christian Soldiers (1084-99)



Love, War and Heresy (1099-1192)



Innocent (1192-1292)



Too Many Popes (1292-1443)



Protest (1443-1516)



The Reformation



Luther (1517-22)



Water and the Spirit (1522-29)



Catholic Recovery (1529-45)



Trent (1545-58)



Wars of Religion (1558-98)



The Ends of the Earth (1492-1600)



More Wars (1600-60)



Globalisation



The Earth Moves (1609-89)



The Age of Reason (1689-1730)



Born Again (1734-69)



Revolutions (1769-1831)



Planet of the Apes (1831-70)



World War and World Church (1870-1933)



Totalitarians (1933-58)



The New Catholicism (1958-78)



John Paul II (1978-2000)



The Third Millennium


Glossary


Index