Church History

by Simonetta Carr

Publisher:

Reformation Heritage

, 2022

Overview

From before the creation of our world, God intended to have a people to love forever, enjoying their company as they enjoyed His. Jesus told his disciples that he would build this church, and nothing could destroy it (Matthew 16:18). God has kept his promise. For two thousand years, Christ has continued to preserve His church even when destruction looked likely. Simonetta’s book starts after the death of Jesus’s 12 apostles and continues to today: it’s a fascinating story that helps you know the God who planned it and who is keeping His church for an even more exciting future.

Learn about how Christianity spread to Armenia, the first official Christian nation; how a paper nailed to a church door in Germany marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation; how the church has grown in places like Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

Discover how the church has answered important questions like Is Jesus really God? Can we be perfect in this life? May Christians allow slavery? and What is the gospel?

Most importantly, you will see that after two thousand years, Jesus’s church is still growing and proclaiming the good news of salvation for sinners all over the world.

Key Features

• Engages readers in learning about the history of the church
• Covers history from after the death of Jesus’s 12 apostles and continues to today
• Focuses on the story of redemption

Contents

• Part I - The Early Church
• Part II – The Church in Late Antiquity
• Part III – The Early Middle Ages
• Part IV – The High Middle Ages
• Part V – A Time of Reformations
• Part VI – A Troubled Century
• Part VII – A Time of Revivals
• Part VIII – A Changing World
• Part IX – The Modern World

Endorsements

As always, Simonetta Carr has written an excellent book that will help to engage children and young people in learning about the history of the church. Thorough, careful, and always with an eye to the story of redemption, this book will be a real boon to parents and children alike.

—Carl Trueman, professor of biblical and religious studies, Grove City College, author of Strange New World and The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Blessed indeed are the children who read and study this fresh account of the history of Christianity! It is an amazing work, both in terms of content and design. In the relatively brief compass of 250 pages or so, it covers the entirety of church history, highlighting key developments and key issues. Familiar figures in church history such as Augustine, Luther, and the Wesleys are touched upon, as well as lesser known individuals like Anne Dutton and Phillis Wheatley. With the various study questions throughout the book, it makes for an ideal textbook for a course on church history. In fact, it is so thorough and well written that I am even tempted to use it in one of my own seminary or college introductory courses on the history of the Church! I cannot say this loudly enough: Very highly recommended!

—Michael A. G. Haykin, chair and professor of church history, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, editor of the Essential Lexham Dictionary of Church History | ELDCH

This majestic and powerful book will become a staple in Christian homes and Christian schools for years to come. Its accessible writing, engaging illustrations, and historical faithfulness will engage readers of all ages. This visual encyclopedia brings to life the purposeful and powerful calling of Christians whose obedient lives helped change the world. May all Christians read this book and see that being a Christian means serving King Jesus, who is sovereign over all and who is good, just, merciful, and powerful at all times and in every situation. I can't wait to use this book in my homeschooling.

—Rosaria Butterfield, former tenured professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University, author of The Gospel Comes with a House Key

This a very well-written book that not only covers the major events in church history but does so clearly and in an understandable way for its audience. The illustrations are very well done as are the focus points that are pulled out from the main text. While Simonetta has done a great job of providing contributions from all regions (including Africa, which is generally underrepresented), the strength of this book is its coverage of contributions by women in church history—not only those considered prominent in society but ordinary women as well. It is the first time that some of these women have been given a voice alongside prominent, well-known names. Simonetta helps us see how these women shaped the practice of the church at various points in history. She also reminds us that there were people fighting against societal ills from the onset of the church.

—Elizabeth Mburu, Langham literature regional coordinator, Anglophone Africa

Simonetta Carr has done the church and Christian families a great service with her overview of church history. This beautifully illustrated book is very thoughtful, helpful, and accessible, introducing us to the thought and life of many men and women throughout the history of the global church. I recommend it highly.

—W. Robert Godfrey, President and Professor of Church History at Westminster Seminary California

Product Details

• Title: Church History
• Author: Simonetta Carr
• Publisher: Reformation Heritage
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 265
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Church history › Juvenile literature
• Resource ID: LLS:RHBCHURCHHIST
• Resource Type: text.monograph.church-history
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-16T14:13:37Z