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<\/a>Church History: An Essential Guide<\/span>\n<\/div>\nby Justo L. Gonz\u00e1lez<\/span><\/div>\n
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Product Details<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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- Paperback:<\/b> 95 pages<\/span><\/li>\n
- \nPublisher:<\/b> Abingdon Press<\/span>\n<\/li>\n
- Date Published:1996<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Point: Christianity has led a long and varied past. Understanding the big picture of this past will help us to appreciate and critique our present.<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\nPath: Gonz\u00e1lez gives the big picture through summaries and generalizations. The book begins with an overview which is used as the outline for the rest of the book.<\/span><\/div>\nHe has divided the book into nine chapters: 1) Ancient Church 2) Christian Empire 3) Early Middle Ages 4) High Point of the Middle Ages 5) Late Middle Ages 6) Conquest and Reformation 7) 17th-18th Centuries 8) 19th Century 9) 20th Century and the End of Modernity.<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\nSources: An accomplished church historian, Gonz\u00e1lez bases his work on the studies and works he has written over the years.<\/span><\/div>\nHe also includes a list of recommended reading after each chapter, very helpful if you are just beginning to get into church history.<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\nAgreement: I appreciate this little book for what it attempts to do – give a broad overview. I believe there is benefit in seeing the big picture before, during, and after an in-depth study. For this reason I plan on reading this book again, even though I have read other books by Gonz\u00e1lez and am currently in Church History in Plain Language, 3rd Edition<\/span><\/a>. I would also pass this book along to someone interested in church history but didn’t know where to start.<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\nYou should not buy this book if you are looking for a definitive work on church history (even the possibility that something like this exists is ridiculous). Don’t buy this if you hate generalizations.<\/span><\/div>\nOne thing that I noticed was the amount of formatting and spelling errors in my kindle copy. I would expect Abingdon to do a better job. It was annoying, but did not force me to quit reading.<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\nPersonal App: The Church has baggage. Don’t accept everything that has been historically believed. Study it out and compare it with Scripture.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n3.5 out of 5<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/b><\/span><\/div>\nIf this review was helpful, let me know here<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Church History: An Essential Guide by Justo L. Gonz\u00e1lez Product Details Paperback: 95 pages Publisher: Abingdon Press Date Published:1996 Point: Christianity has led a long and varied past. Understanding the big picture of this past will help us to appreciate … Continue reading
- \nPublisher:<\/b> Abingdon Press<\/span>\n<\/li>\n