History of Christianity
A Captivating Guide to Crucial Moments in Christian History, Including Events Such as the Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, the Early Church, and the Reformation

Pretty good synopsis of the history of Christianity. I am a Southern Baptist and the part of John The Baptist being born with out original sin was news to me. I googled it and it said he was conceived the normal way, but when John leapt in Elizabeth womb that's when he became "with original sin". Se......more

A very Good insight into Christianity. As far as my knowledge, series of books like History of cannites, history of Israel, history of Jews , history of Christianity would complete a quartet... I deeply thank captivating history for providing us such a crisp and interesting history.......more

Tip of the tip of the iceberg Understand this was intended to be a general history of Christianity but I was disappointed there was virtually no mention of the church leaders that carried on after the apostles. The depth of material was what you might expect from a high school history class. It also......more

Christianity is examined from biblical times, the early years, medieval times, and through the Reformation, and Enlightenment. The amount of political power eventually led to corruption. The printing press helped change the world while universities became stronger. The author presents a narrative of......more

An enjoyable read for all! A thoroughly good book that I will recommend to my A level Religious Studies students as it contains a good back ground knowledge into the history of Christianity as a whole. Though still a captivating read for historians in general. The book provides a lot of background ma......more