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Title: A History of Christianity, Volume 1: Beginnings to 1500 (Revised) by Kenneth Scott, Latourette ISBN: 0-06-064952-6 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 October, 1975 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Badly Dated
Comment: Readers should be aware that this study was first published in 1953, and despite light revision reflects the state of scholarship half a century ago. We've learned a LOT about the history of Christianity since then, and many of the sweeping assumptions of this book (e.g., in the ghastly section entitled "The Darkest Hours: The Great Recession, A.D. 500-950") have been thoroughly discredited. The bibliographies for each section don't include works published in the past half century (despite the so-called revision). Even the very language is dated, with its grandiose, sweeping style, capitalization of popes, etc. This book perpetuates a great many old myths, making the job of historians of religion just that much harder. There are now much better books on the market.
Rating: 5
Summary: Quick Review
Comment: This work is an important 20th century contribution. An outstanding two-volume series!
Of all the histories of Christianity, this one is very clear and engaging to read. I love his writing style. It is really, really worth every penny!
Rating: 5
Summary: Superb -- but readable -- scholarship
Comment: Latourette does a masterful job of presenting a comprehensive history of the Christian religion in a readable form. This is an overview of the subject from the time of Christ to just before the Reformation (Vol. 2 picks up after 1500). Latourette doesn't just focus on the Western world or on institutional religion, but on Christianity in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, some of the personalities behind the history, and on popular movements within Christianity (some of which - such as monasticism - became institutions in their own right). This is an excellent scholarly overview on an enormous topic that makes it interesting for the average reader.
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Title: Documents of the Christian Church by Henry Bettenson, Chris Maunder ISBN: 0192880713 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Trinitarian Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) by William C. Rusch ISBN: 0800614100 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 1980 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Daughters of the Church by Ruth A. Tucker, Walter L. Liefeld ISBN: 0310457416 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 17 September, 1987 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church (Sources of Early Christian Thought) by Karlfried Froehlich ISBN: 0800614143 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Pub. Date: 01 January, 1985 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Chronological and Background Charts of Church History by Robert C. Walton ISBN: 0310362814 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 06 April, 1986 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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