TY - BOOK AU - Harman,Allan M AU - Renwick,A M TI - The Story of the Church: 4th edition SN - 1789742072 AV - BR150 U1 - 270 19 PY - 2020/// CY - Nottingham PB - IVP KW - Church history KW - Église KW - Histoire KW - church history KW - aat KW - History KW - bisacsh KW - Growth KW - Christian Church KW - RELIGION KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1 -- The apostolic age -- 2 -- The second century -- 3 -- The early Catholic fathers (ad 180-250) -- 4 -- Trial and triumph -- 5 -- Great councils, great men, great events (ad 325-500) -- 6 -- The beginning of the Middle Ages -- 7 -- The record of monasticism -- 8 -- From Gregory I to Charlemagne -- 9 -- Disorder and intrigue -- 10 -- Gregory VII to Boniface VIII (ad 1073-1294) -- 11 -- Rising opposition to the Catholic Church -- 12 -- Attempted reformation and the Renaissance -- 13 -- The Reformation in Germany -- 14; The Reformation in Switzerland -- 15 -- The Reformation in England -- 16 -- The Reformation in Scotland -- 17 -- The Counter-Reformation -- 18 -- The church in the Stuart period -- 19 -- The eighteenth century -- 20 -- Modern missionary expansion -- 21 -- The nineteenth century -- 22 -- The turn of the century -- 23 -- The early twentieth century -- 24 -- The Second World War and its aftermath -- 25 -- The global church -- 26 -- Into the new millennium -- Bibliography -- Search items N2 - The Story of the Church gives an accessible and concise survey of the history of the Christian church, from the first century to the twenty-first. Here is an epic tale of high hopes and great disappointments, of bitter persecution and heroic loyalty. The Story of the Church is an established classic, widely appreciated by several generations of readers. It addresses the central question of why Christianity has spread around the world so successfully, and offers a distinctly evangelical perspective. Its clear structure pinpoints significant people, places, movements and events. This new edition has been completely revised and updated by Allan Harman UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2479595 ER -