100 Most Important Events in Christian History, The
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From Nero’s burning of Rome to the twentieth-century charismatic renewal, this book highlights in journalistic style Christian history’s most significant events…. More >>
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Rating: 5 / 5
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have normal complaints about events not on the list, but all in all, it is a very good place to start. I think it is very helpful in identifying recoccuring patterns in church history. The rise of monastic orders, the decline of monastic orders, the tension between freedom of worship in letting the Spirit move and a structure to move within. These ongoing patterns are mentioned again and again. The authors are not very critical in some spots, where they should be. Charles Finney, even though he belongs on the list, was a heretic and should be mentioned as such. The negative ramifications of his thought and practices are not explored. Likewise, the significance of World War I in destroying postmillenialism and the significance of the Holocaust are not explored. But what it does, it does well. It gives you a good cursory overview of church history by giving you a lot of short vinettes. I highly recommend it, but I would not rely on it solely.
Rating: 4 / 5
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.
Rating: 5 / 5