The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1, Revised and Updated
The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation

I was a little nervous in the beginning as Gonzalez quickly disregarded the apostle John as the writer of Revelation. I thought this was setting the page for a rather liberal recitation of Christian history, but to my delight, I was proven wrong. Gonzalez does a great job of presenting an extremely......more

This is a fantastic account of early Christianity to the eve of the Reformation. It is highly readable, balanced and accompanied by pictures and maps. Justo Gonzalez writes aware that some voices in the Christian Church have tended to be quieter than others and as he recounts the Christian faith's r......more

I had to read portions of this book for Church History 1. Gonzalez is such a good writer that I felt compelled to finish it. He truly walks through Christian history in a fantastic story telling way. I would highly recommend both volumes to the learned historian and to the young Christian wanting a......more

I’ve been working up the conviction to read this book for a few years, so it came as a complete shock when it turned out to be one of the easiest reads I’ve attempted so far. Justo Gonzalez takes a very complex subject and synthesizes it into a big story, and then breaks that story into accessible,......more

I always appreciate a good history. This history is well researched, careful, and wide ranging. It’s weakness are: 1. Due to its leaning toward Liberation Theology, the history is a bit exhausting because it majors on conflicts. It amplifies rich Christians v poor Christians, this group v that group......more