Customer Reviews for Prince Press The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
Prince Press The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
Now available in one affordable hardcover, Gonzalez's 2- volume work continues to set the standard in seminary classrooms worldwide. This highly acclaimed text provides a vivid introduction to Christian history, from the apostolic church to the present day. Gonzalez skillfully weaves in relevant details from the lives of prominent figures, tracing out core theological developments as reflected in the lives of leading thinkers within various church traditions. Especially careful attention is given to Christian expansion into Central and South America during the early modern period. 880 pages, from Prince Press.
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Customer Reviews for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
Review 1 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Great historical reflection of peoples and culture
Date:March 30, 2012
Odie
Location:Batavia New York
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A very informative read on the times, places, society, political views, and religious views from the first century to modern day Christianity as we know it. The author's research into the important figures and events that took place in their time gives the reader an invaluable resource to learn how the persecution, the power of the church, the government, and the schism shaped Christianity. It's a great history every Christian should read.
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Date:October 20, 2011
Thats the way it is
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The Story of Christianity is a must have copy for all the students of Church History. Gonzalez has given us a very detailed study of the church through the centuries, and for teachers of church history, it has proved to be a very useful tool since it covers broadly a number of key areas essential to understanding the story of the church in the past centuries. However, if another revision is to be given, it is essentially importnat that the author cover broadly areas to do with African church history also.
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Review 3 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Book helped a great deal on a study of a course.
Date:August 24, 2011
gingersnap
Location:Nova Scotia
Age:45-54
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Each chapter summarized exactly what the title chapter claimed it would. Gonzalez has taken 2000 years of history and condensed it. Amazing.
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Date:August 6, 2011
Joe Burnham
Location:northwest ohio
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good quality book should stand up to lots of studying
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Review 5 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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An excellent resource
Date:July 29, 2011
Mother Julie
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Gonzalez's work is a gem. It's well-researched, blessedly easy to read, and covers Church history from a variety of different angles. This was my textbook in seminary, and still my go-to resource for historical info. Yes, it's a bit old (1984), but still an excellent text.
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Review 6 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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If you could have only one book on Church history
Date:May 20, 2011
Chancellor Carlyle Roberts Ii
Location:Buffalo, NY
Age:45-54
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If you could purchase only one book on Church history, this should be it. Mr. Gonzalez does an excellent job of summarizing the important events and people in Church history. While this book is used in seminaries, don't be put off by that fact: the book is accessible even to the layman who isn't pursuing advanced degrees in ministry or theology or related majors.
Personally, I would like to have seen more about the history of early eastern Christianity (eastern as in the Church east of Antioch and Jerusalem) but this work is otherwise an excellent one. Again, if you could have only one book on Church history then this should be that book.
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Review 7 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Good overview
Date:May 16, 2011
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"The Story of Christianity" covers the history of Christianity from the Apostles to John Wycliffe in Vol. 1 and from the Protestant Reformation to the mid-1900's in Vol. 2 of this two-volumes-in-one book. The author traced the controversies in Christian thought and developments in Christian action in roughly chronological order. (He'd talk about developments in one area or county and then sometimes jump back in time a bit to cover a parallel development in another country.) He explained how the different social, political, and economic forces shaped Christian thought and action. He covered the people who most influenced Christianity though few were studied in-depth. He also filled in political events that connected major points in Christian history.
The book was very readable despite it's huge size. Though the author didn't bash Catholics, he did point out things that Catholics might not like to hear, like just how late certain Catholic doctrines were developed and how not all popes were exactly saintly people. The author also seemed to have a slight bias against any Christian group who held or holds any doctrine too fervently. Also, despite it's size, the book didn't cover any subject as in-depth as some people will like, but it's an excellent overview of the subject.
I'd recommend this book to anyone wanting an easy-to-read overview of the developments in Christian thought and action.
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Review 8 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Date:March 17, 2011
Snoopy
Location:Tucson, AZ
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I had been looking for a decent one volume survey of church history for some time. This fills the bill
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Review 9 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Good resource of information.
Date:March 13, 2011
Michael Spencer
Location:NAshville,TN
Age:45-54
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Used for a seminary class. Good research and resource for the history of the church.
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Review 10 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Excellant Value For Money
Date:February 28, 2011
Stephen Birt
Age:55-65
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I have had vol.1of this history for many years and was extremely happy with it.Unfortunately,vol.2 was out of print
and so when i found both volumes availiable at such a reasonable price i jumped at the chance to own it.
and so when i found both volumes availiable at such a reasonable price i jumped at the chance to own it.
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Review 11 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Easy read
Date:January 13, 2011
Mike
Location:Modesto, CA
Age:35-44
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I purchased this book for a class at my college and I was surprised to see what a good book it is. It is not like a regular textbook where it is difficult to understand. Clear and concise language and easy to follow.
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Review 12 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Excellent
Date:December 2, 2010
mexican
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I was not disappointed. It was more than I expected. It gives an excellent historical background. This is the type of book I have been looking for along with a very affordable price (bang for the buck).
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Review 13 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Thorough
Date:October 22, 2010
Korea
Location:Modesto, CA
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What I have read, I have enjoyed. I am about a third of the way through and find the book informative and well written.
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Review 14 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Excellent Single Volume Source
Date:October 14, 2010
JonInWA
Location:Auburn, WA
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Excellent book, actually a 2 volume set (which you need to keep in mind when going for the index-there's seperate indexes for both volumes).
Very readable, almost surprisingly so (and I mean that as a compliment). The indexes are somewhat sketchy and incomplete when using as a tool is my only complaint.
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Review 15 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Date:September 24, 2010
Kay Cordray
So far, what I've had time to read has been very easily understood and very "readable". Being a Sunday School teacher for an adult class, I find it to be very helpful to have background information about the history of the church as we know it, especially the early years. This book is just what I've been looking for.
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Review 16 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Date:September 8, 2010
Barb Arland-fye
The book is in excellent condition and the price was a real plus! I would give the book a four star rating.
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Date:June 23, 2010
Debbie Grubb
Excellent history of Christianity - easy to read and understand - purchased for a friend. Prompt delivery.
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Date:February 19, 2010
Amy Clark
I bought this book for a class, and it was helpful. It reads fairly easily and is a good resource. My main concern was that (being a two volume edition) it would be too thick to hold and actually read. No worries, it works fine.
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Review 19 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Date:February 16, 2010
AbCoker
Initially thought it was volume one but discovered that it is truly one volume edition. Prompt delivery by CBD. I've just scanned the book and found the reading compelling. I will recommend this for everyone interested in the history of Christianity.
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Review 20 for The Story of Christianity, One-Volume Edition
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Date:January 29, 2010
Rev. Steven Seng
The superb monetary value would be enough, but the value of this volume to students and other interested persons is even greater. Dr. Gonzalez' book is not simply interesting, engaging, non-partisan, accurate, and chock-full of pertinent cultural historical facts, events, persons, movements, truths, heresies, and analyses, it has an incredible capacity to embrace and draw in the reader. Students of mine never fail to be amazed not only of the story but of Dr. Gonzalez treatment of the subject matter. Hardly a better treatment of the story of Christianity could be imagined in my view. And lastly, it is equally well-suited for the academic classroom, undergraduate and seminary, and use in church or individual settings.
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