Bruce Shelley (PhD, University of Iowa) was a senior professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Denver Seminary.
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Church history in plain language
Author: Bruce ShelleyCategoryDescriptionContentAuthorDetailsBruce Shelley's classic one-volume history of the church is an easy-to-read guide to the global history of Christianity. The author takes his readers from the early centuries of the church to the modern era: he tells the story of real people, acting in concrete situations and events,
and reveals the circumstances and historical context of major periods or themes in Christian history.
The characters, the settings, and the plot make this history of the church a compelling and captivating tale. It is also intellectually compelling: here you will find an overview of the most important debates and periods of the Church up to the movements of the 21st century, the history of the spread of Christianity on all continents,
and the stories of women and non-Europeans who had a significant impact on the development of Christianity but who have been little discussed in previous church history reviews. All of this makes Shelley's History of the Church a wonderful guide to church history for any Christian!Read moreList of faith profiles
Preface to the fifth edition
The fifth edition was worked on by:
Prologue
PART 1
The time of Jesus and the apostles, 6 BC-70 AD.
1. Down with the King! The Jesus Movement
2. Old and New Wine Bottles: The Gospel for the Gentiles
PART 2
The Age of Catholic Christianity, 70-312
3. We are nothing but worthless things: Catholic Christianity
4. If the Tiber Floods: Persecution of Christians
5. Controversies about the Incarnation: The Rise of Orthodoxy
6. A Measure for Books: The Formation of the Bible
7. School for Sinners: Proper Structure
8. Apostles of Intellectuals: Interaction with Other Worldviews
9. Lands Where the Sun Rises: Early Christianity in Asia and Africa
PART 3
The Age of the Christian Roman Empire, 312-590
10. Lay the Scepter at Your Feet: The Conversion of an Empire
11. Debates over important details: The doctrine of the Trinity
12. Emmanuel! Christ in the symbols of faith
13. Exiles from Life: The Emergence of Monasticism
14. Sage of the Ages: Augustine of Hippo
15. Peter — “The Great Pontiff”: The Beginning of the Papacy
16. Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth: Eastern Orthodoxy
17. Victors Bow Their Heads: Mission to the Barbarians
PART 4
Christian Middle Ages, 590-1517
18. God's Consul: Gregory the Great
19. The Search for Unity: Charlemagne and Christendom
20. Mystical Ascension: The Papacy and the Crusaders
21. Nectar of Learning: Scholasticism
22. Song to Lady Poverty: Francis and the Apostolic Way of Life
23. Chaos and the Law of Necessity: The Decline of the Papacy
24. Justice Through Time: Wycliffe and Hus
PART 5
The Age of Reformation, 1517-1648
25. The Boar in the Vineyard: Martin Luther and Protestantism
26. Radical Discipleship: Anabaptists
27. A New Player in the Game: John Calvin and Reformed Government
28. Curse on the Crown: The Church of England
29. "The Other Man" in Manresa: The Catholic Reformation
30. And the Rock Opened: Faraway America and Asia
31. Reign of the Saints: Puritans
32. Nobody wants to die for an old idea: Denominations
PART 6
The Age of Reason and Awakening, 1648-1789
33. Fundamentals Under Sight: Cult of Reason
34. Evidence of the Heart: Pascal and the Pietists
35. The Fireman's Head: Wesley and Methodism
36. The New Order of the Ages: The Great Awakening
PART 7
The Age of Progress, 1789-1914
37. Rebuilding the Fortress: Catholicism in the Age of Progress
38. The New Social Frontier: 19th Century England
39. To the Remotest Corners of the Earth: Protestant Missions
40. The Fate of the Nation: Christian America?
41. A Bridge for Intelligent Contemporaries: Protestant Liberalism
42. Nothing to Lose but Chains: Slums and the Social Gospel
PART 8
The Age of Ideologies, 1914-1989
43. Graffiti on the Wall of Shame: Ideologies of the 20th Century
44. Outsiders in a Sick Society: American Evangelicals
45. New Creeds for Breakfast: The Ecumenical Movement
46. Healing Mercy: Roman Catholicism and the Second Vatican Council
PART 9
The Age of Technology and Spirit, 1990-
47. New Technologies, New Context: Christian Ministries in the West
48. More Peoples, More Languages: The Emergence of the Global South
Epilogue
Notes
For further study
Name index
Movement indicator
Event index
Bruce Shelley (PhD, University of Iowa) was a senior professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Denver Seminary.
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