Christ the King: Lord of History

Though this is a world history it is only world history from the perspective of Christianity and the Christian perspective. That being said, this is a great read that gives a clear outline and coverage for high school students to move through how Christ changed the world and what his followers have accomplished. The author is very good at knowing when to hit just the main narrative points to understand events, and when to dig down into details and personal lives of important figures. Very good read and worth using as a general coverage of different periods and a reminder that in the end Christ will win, even through turmoil and even though it may appear hopeless. Equally this is a reminder that the Church is never going to be free from persecution, and good must be defended eternally.

This was truely an amazing book. When I went to high school I was forced to learn how evil the Catholic Crusades were, and how grusome the Inquisition was, but this book puts a whole new light on it! This woman really did her research. She's not someone who'd just put her own Catholic twist on things. Anne Carroll founded Seton School in VA, and Christendom College, and has spent 20 years teaching and has an M.A! I usually found history incredibly boring, but Anne Carroll livens it up greatly. Not just focusing on American History,(How many times can we hear about Washington Crossing the Deleware?) she covers from roughly 3000 BC, to the end of WWII. While in school, we'd breeze by the Middle Ages within a month and focus on things I've already heard about, but Anne goes further into detail with the Kings and Queens of those times. And instead of just listing a bunch of boring facts, she tells humorous stories about most of the people she introduces. But she doesn't sugar-coat everything. While putting a Catholic viewpoint on it, she doesn't deny that Catholics made mistakes in the Crusades, but she informs us as to exactly what they DID do, instead of getting the blown out of proportion explanations we sometimes get. In conclusion, Anne made History what it should be, FUN! (and true. We sometimes have anti-catholic bias history books that distort the truth. I'm not saying all are like that, but I've seen some. So if you're a die-hard Catholic, have a good read!) Half of learning is enjoying what's being taught. It really is a worthwhile book!

This fast-paced, enjoyable, highly readable and fascinating Catholic world history is being snapped up by Catholic home schooling parents for their high school children. Makes excellent, informative reading for adults too. Covers largely Western world history since the coming of Christ - and all from a Catholic viewpoint. Unabashedly proud of our brilliant Catholic heritage, this work examines all historical developments from the point of the Church and the enhancement or decline of the influence of the Church upon the historical scene. Whereas most secular histories written today give but grudging acknowledgment to the role of the Catholic Church in forming Western (and therefore much of modern) civilization, this book makes the contribution of Christ and His Church the central aspect of ALL history - which indeed it is! In truth the Catholic Church is the elephant in the duck pond of history and Christ the King - Lord of History pays homage to this fact A great book for students, for parents, for history buffs, and for all Catholic adults who want a good overview of world history that shows the tremendous influence of the Catholic Church upon the last 2,000 years!Also Available: The Workbook for Christ the King, Lord of History!!

If you, like most people, learned history as written by unChristian or even anti-Catholic people, this book will blow your mind! All history is written with certain assumptions, whether or not they are actually voiced in the text. Mrs. Carroll turns what most of us take for granted as history and turns it upside down--because now it is viewed through the eyes of Catholicism instead of through the eyes of the liberal media. Read it and be proud of your Catholic heritage!

This book is an excellent text for High School World History. My 15 year old won't tell you that this is his favorite book, but he did read his assignments without grumping (most days) and retained most of what he read. My neoPagan brother-in-law skimmed the book and declared it a fairly complete, if somewhat biased text. The author explains bias -- and her bias -- in her preface. Her "bias" is pretty obvious from the title of the text. We'll be using her _Christ and the Americas_ as a basis for our study of American History this year.

This book gives an overview of world history with from a decidedly Catholic perspective. It is well written, clear and will keep most anyone's interest. I read it cover-to-cover in just a couple of days as did my husband.