Chapters In Church History

Though its perspective is somewhat alien to me (it is written from an Episcopalian perspective), this book is well-written and the author does a fine job of unwinding history from his perspective. Personally, I find that Dawley doesn't really do justice to covering the Puritans nor the Anabaptists in a fair way. Of course, he is not coming from those perspectives, so naturally his coverage of them will be limited. And he only seems to focus on the more fringe elements of Anabaptism. I must say I strongly disagree with some things the author says. That is not too say that I don't think the author tries to be balanced and fair. This is a fine work of scholarship and I recommend it as an outstanding Episcopalian view of church history. There are better books on church history in general, but this book will give you a well-presented Episcopalian vantage point.