History of the Church: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Christian Church and Events Such as the Crusades, Missionary Journeys of Paul, Conversion ... and Reformation

by Captivating History

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Christian Church, then keep reading... Free History BONUS Inside! Two captivating manuscripts in one Church A Captivating Guide to the History of the Christian Church, Including Events of the Crusades, the Missionary Journeys of Paul, the Conversion of Constantine, and MoreThe A Captivating Guide to the Religious Revolution Sparked by Martin Luther and Its Impact on Christianity and the Western ChurchFrom its modest beginnings in the Near East, the Christian Church evolved to be one of the major social institutions of the world. It began with a handful of followers of Jesus Christ, and today, the number of Christians is around 2.5 billion. The growth of the Christian Church is one of the most remarkable events in human history. Generations of historians have marveled at the development of the Christian Church. It began as a modest undertaking by Christ’s disciples and appears today as a multi-faceted global enterprise comprising some 30,000 Christian denominations. All of these offer unique understandings of the life of Christ and how the story of his life should be brought to the unbelieving peoples of the world. Much of the Christian Church’s history may seem to be of minor importance, such as theological debates in the Middle Ages over the true nature of Christ. However, every dispute and controversy played a critical role in the shifts in Christian beliefs and their expression in organized churches. The intriguing story told in this book, recounted in everyday language, deals head-on with some of the most divisive ideas in humanity’s history. For it is religion that is at the heart of secular society’s organization today, whether it is to separate church and state or to combine the two. Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book The historical truth about the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.How early Christian scholarly writers interpreted the life of Christ.Why differences over the true meaning of the Holy Trinity caused the formation of separate churches.How the Crusades, the rise of Christian universities, and the spread of monasticism affected the church and its teachings.What Martin Luther and his contemporaries thought about the organization of the church.How scholars in German universities advanced the thinking of Protestant theology.Why new denominations proliferated among Protestants.How the Catholic Church and the pope responded to the challenge of Protestantism.How the United Kingdom and America came to have such an abundance of different denominations.And much more!Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book The causes of the ReformationThe key participantsThe conflicts that occurredThe religious groups that were formedAnd moreDon’t miss this opportunity to learn about Church History and the Reformation, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

Genres: Nonfiction, History

202 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 15, 2021

Reviews

[Janalyn, the blind reviewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an interesting book!

There is so much to love about this book. From them explaining how the Bible was put together from different areas in time two things that historians don’t agree on that in my opinion no one can know for certain either way so its is ridiculous, but I digress they still argue. To the modern day churches and there’s so much in between those that’s so interesting about our peoples different religions which are all the same religion really is a religion based on are different needs an environment. I love this book and I highly recommend it.

[Kristjan · Rating 3 out of 5]

At only 190 pages (or approx 95 pages for each part), this is a fairly good, if light weight, summary of each topic: [Christian] Church History and The Reformation. Part 1 moves fairly quickly through the past 2,000 years of the Western Catholic Church and hits many of the important highlights while completely skipping most of the early schisms between East and West and very few of the early heresies. So it provides just enough detail to get a general idea of some of the key events that determined how we got here … while not really providing enough to understand why the Church evolved as it did. I was particularly disappointed with the very thin treatment of the counter-reformation.

Part 2 has a much smaller timeline that allows a little more detail; but after Luther (which accounted for nearly half of this part), it mostly glossed over the founders (such as Zwingli and Calvin) of some of the more known Protestant traditions while throwing in enough bad behavior on both sides (with a little snarking judgement) to give you a feel for social upheaval and conflict that rocked Western Europe as the Catholic Church struggled to retain political control. You also get just a general idea on what some of disagreements are … but little to no details on the core theological disputes; there was almost no discussion of the Five Solas except a minor treatment of why Protestants rejecting purgatory as not scriptural were wrong (basically claiming a lose justification in Machabees which is not only missing in the Protestant Bible but in the Hebrew Bible as well).

Bottomline … the book is a quick read for those with only a passing interest in Christian History.


Church History
Part 1: Church History (95 pages)
Chapter 1 - The Apostolic Age and Pre-Nicene Christianity
Chapter 2 - The Establishment and Growth of the Church in the Roman Empire
Chapter 3 - The Age of Monasticism and Scholasticism, the Rise of Universities, and the Crusades
Chapter 4 - The Reformation and the Counter-Reformation
Chapter 5 - The 18th Century Church
Chapter 6 - The Church of the 19th Century
Chapter 7 - The Church in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Part 2: The Reformation
Chapter 1 - Martin’s Ninety-Five Reasons for Reform
Chapter 2 - Luther Gets Labeled a Heretic
Chapter 3 - Martin Luther Gets Ready for Battle
Chapter 4 - The Diet of Worms and the War of Words
Chapter 5 - The Reformation Heats Up
Chapter 6 - From Melchiorite to Mennonite - Some Additional Strains of Reformation
Chapter 7 - England’s Reformation Begins
Chapter 8 - The Rise of Calvinism
Chapter 9 - England Rolls Back Reformation
Chapter 10 - Huguenots, the Netherlands, and William of Orange

Conclusion: How the Reformation Changed the World


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[Bill Hooten · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very brief introduction to the history of the church. Probably would not agree with all the conclusions they drew, but very practical and helpful. If you want a drone's-eye view of the about 1600 years of history, this would be a good starting point.

[Jerry Jares · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a combination set of two of Captivating History's recent publications regarding religion. This is an opportunity to get more information at a very reasonable cost. First is the history of religion from its beginnings. As Christianity spread, different beliefs took hold in different places. Often, Christian congregations combined local pagan religious traditions with their belief in Christ. It wasn't long before the Church decided that it was necessary to codify the faith so that heresies could be uprooted.

The second book discusses the Reformation and how the small waves of discontent grew to a separation from the Catholic Church into a variety of Protestant religious traditions. Early on, only the priests and a few nobles could read. Thus, the Church directed religious thought. Once the printing press provided Bibles at a moderate cost and in local languages, people wanted to read scriptures for themselves. Once they began reading, they started interpreting God's word for themselves. People started seeking a relationship with God based on what they read and how they wanted to relate to God (on a personal level or through the interpretation of their priest or minister).

This book takes the reader through the more interesting branching of the Reformation movement. It reminds the reader that the reformers were just as likely to kill their opposing religious zealot group, once they got sufficient power, as the previous religious group in power.

Finally, the conclusion was an informative tying up of loose threads into one neat bow. They showed how the Reformation still reverberates today in America. Excellent information and writing. Overall score = 4.5 stars

[Vince Pillig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting!!!

I've read several books on Christianity and the development of the churches. It's obvious that each group wants their own interpretation for their own benefit and power. I think today an individual has to obey the 10 commandments and try to be a good person all the rest is superfluous.

[Joao Rolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Makes for interesting reading

I enjoyed this book
Lots of facts that keeps one glued and wanting to read the next page...
A must for those curious about the history of the church

[HH · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is not confusing. It is just all over the place. Maybe it is hard to make such history flow well.
Not bothering to finish it

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cut and dry history of the church from Peter and Paul to somewhat present day. Helpful and quick retelling.