Introduction to the History of Christianity
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SPCK Publishing
Published:18th Jul '14
Should be back in stock very soon

Completely revised, re-illustrated and enlarged edition of the authoritative and classic Lion Handbook of History of Christianity, with new maps, study questions and other aids to study
Completely revised, re-illustrated and enlarged this new edition of the reliable classic Lion Handbook of History of Christianity has new maps, study questions and many helpful aids to enhance you understanding of Christianity's past, present and future. Combining the accuracy and readability of the first edition of this highly acclaimed text, Dowley has enhanced the second edition with new contributions from Pheme Perkins on "The Thought-World of Early Christianity" and Richard Burridge on "Jesus and the Gospels" as well as updated and revised contributions from Ward Gasque, Richard Pierard, John H. Y. Briggs, and more. With many new photographs, illustrations, maps, charts, and timelines, the inviting new full colour format tells the dramatic, intriguing, and often surprising story of Christians in their 2000-year journey to the present day.
“This fine handbook… with its charts, maps, diagrams and colour illustrations, will help readers through the maze of complex Christian history.” * The New York Times *
“If you have only one church history book, this should be it.” * Christianity Today *
“This is a book whose honesty, scholarship, and general attractiveness commend it even to the non-religious reader.” * Publishers Weekly *
ISBN: 9780745956886
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616 pages
New edition