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GtrsRGr8 · 03-23-2015, 01:04 AM

The author of this book, Roland Bainton, was a very prolific and highly regarded writer on the subject of "church history." Several of his books are classics or near-classics on their topics.

This book is recently published. It appears to be a reprint, however, of an earlier edition (1964) of the same title.

One characteristic of Bainton's writings is that they are easy to read. That is true of this one. A mountain of material has been written on church history; this book is only 326 pages, though, so you won't get bogged down in endless details.

If you can own only one book of the subject of church history, this may very well be the one that you should own.

Horizon History of Christianity. By Roland H. Bainton. Rated 5 stars, but from only 1 review at the present moment (this edition was published recently); the 1964 edition is rated 4 stars, but from only 4 reviews, at GoodReads. Print list price N/A; digital list(?) price $9.99; Kindle price now $2.99. New Word City, publisher. 326 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Horizon-Histor...f+christianity.

Book Description
All of us, whatever our individual beliefs, belong to a society shaped by the Christian tradition. It is an extraordinary history. Over the centuries since the death of Christ, his followers have known adversity and defeat as well as glory and power – the victories of Charlemagne, or the Crusades, matched by those of Hun, Moor, or Turk. Christianity has borne persecution and division, each taking its terrible toll martyrs. It has assumed unexpected forms, from fourth-century Arianism to seventeenth-century Quakerism. It has been the cause and the victim of war and holocaust. It has been challenged by the findings of such scientists as Galileo and Darwin and – never more markedly than our own 21st century – by a progressive secularism.

Yet in every sphere of Western life and achievement – in our art and literature, our politics and our law, our philosophy – we find the enduring legacy of the Christian experience.

Here is a sound, readable guide to Christianity as a whole – its origins, its revolutionary impact on human affairs, its development over twenty-one centuries, its role as a fundamental, powerful force in our world and our lives.

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GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Great Roland Bainton Book on Church History, at the Great Price of $2.99. The author of this book, Roland Bainton, was a very prolific and highly regarded writer on the subject of "church history." Several of his books are classics or near-classics on their topics. This book is recently published. It appears to be a reprint, however, of an earlier edition (1964) of the same title. One characteristic of Bainton's writings is that they are easy to read. That is true of this one. A mountain of material has been written on church history; this book is only 326 pages, though, so you won't get bogged down in endless details. If you can own only one book of the subject of church history, this may very well be the one that you should own. Horizon History of Christianity. By Roland H. Bainton. Rated 5 stars, but from only 1 review at the present moment (this edition was published recently); the 1964 edition is rated 4 stars, but from only 4 reviews, at GoodReads. Print list price N/A; digital list(?) price $9.99; Kindle price now $2.99. New Word City, publisher. 326 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Horizon-Histor...f+christianity. Book Description All of us, whatever our individual beliefs, belong to a society shaped by the Christian tradition. It is an extraordinary history. Over the centuries since the death of Christ, his followers have known adversity and defeat as well as glory and power – the victories of Charlemagne, or the Crusades, matched by those of Hun, Moor, or Turk. Christianity has borne persecution and division, each taking its terrible toll martyrs. It has assumed unexpected forms, from fourth-century Arianism to seventeenth-century Quakerism. It has been the cause and the victim of war and holocaust. It has been challenged by the findings of such scientists as Galileo and Darwin and – never more markedly than our own 21st century – by a progressive secularism. Yet in every sphere of Western life and achievement – in our art and literature, our politics and our law, our philosophy – we find the enduring legacy of the Christian experience. Here is a sound, readable guide to Christianity as a whole – its origins, its revolutionary impact on human affairs, its development over twenty-one centuries, its role as a fundamental, powerful force in our world and our lives.