The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2, Revised and Updated
The Reformation to the Present Day

I know Tim Prussic loves these two volumes unabashedly, but I have some reservations. Once González gets going on European political machinations, its hard to make him stop and its hard to be interested. However, he is a very good story teller, so when he concentrates on individuals, it is gold. Als......more

Another excellent survey of Christian history from the Reformation up to the early 21st century. As in his previous volume, Gonzalez is attentive to those voices who have been unrepresented in the Christian narrative, especially women and the Third World. Gonzalez paints a more positive picture of i......more

This second volume continues with González's fantastic storytelling and sloppy theological summaries. He really shows his true colors near the end when he covers the ecumenical movement and liberation theology. But to his credit, he does not evaluate every era of church history through an economic o......more

On the whole, a well-written, fast-paced, and popular-level survey of church history. The author is not always apparently self-conscious of his own bias, but it comes across clear enough to "weed through," in any case.......more

"As is usually the case, those who lived at the time did not fully comprehend the enormous consequences of the events they witnessed." The second volume of Gonzalez's two part history of the Church was as well written, accessible, and informative as the first. While parts of it felt rushed do to the......more