The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History

I enjoyed this and knowing the church's history through the different centuries. = =On the back cover: Two thousand years of Church History Johann Gutenberg produces the first printed bible(1456) Martin Luther posts his ninety-five theses(1517) Great awakening under Jonathan Edwards(1735) William Booth founds the Salvation Army (1865) Billy Graham's Los Angeles crusade (1849) What do these events have in common? These are a few of the entries in the 100 most important events in Christian history from Nero's burning of Rome to the twentieth-century charismatic renewal, it highlights the major people, events, and ideas that have shaped the long history of Christianity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- other examples are 387 Conversion of Augustine 590 Gregory 1 becomes Pope 1173 Peter Waldo founds the Waldensians 1415 John Hus burned at the stake 1517 Martin Luther posts his ninety-five theses 1608-1609 John Smyth Baptists the first Baptists

This book is an excellent for a starter. It offers widely inclusive unbiased history facts in 100 well-written stories of 2 or 3 pages. Each story is not related to other stories and can be read separately. The read can have an impression of the 100 most important aspects of the christiananity thanks to the unbiased selection, which many pastors are not willing or unable to give. This book is only for starters because it is not a systematic treatment of the christion history, i.e. the dots are not connected by lines and the background is not fully dispicted.

The author begins by telling his readers that the 100 events chosen are not intended to demean other events that are not included. This book does a fantastic job of condensing the major events of 2000 years into 200 pages. If you are looking for a "crash course" in church history, this is the one. It reminds me of 2000 years of cliff notes in one volume. Each event is given around two pages of information, which is just enough to wet your appetite to dig deeper. This is a good intro and I would recommend reading it in tandem with Church History In Plain Language or A Global History of Christians.

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Whether you're a church scholar, a new Christian yearning to know the history of your faith, or a lover of all things historical, this book brings you everything you need!The momentous events that have shaped Christianity since Christ's resurrection are presented in a timeline format, which makes it a smooth-flowing book. Reducing all of the world's Christianity-influenced events to "merely" 100 must have been quite a daunting task, with many notable events hitting the cutting-room floor. But I believe the choices were excellent, and the reader will be rewarded with better knowledge and a deeper understanding of Church history.

From the Fire in Rome in AD64 to the modern Chinese church, this book is an excellent overview of the history of the church and an excellent tool for those with little background in church history. If you're looking for a comprehensive examination of the church through the ages, this isn't the book for you - stick to Pelikan or one of the others. But if you want to see the flow of events throughout Christian history in just 200 pages, this is as good as it gets!