Are you a Church History Student? Here are some books you may consider checking out.
Bainton, H. Roland. The Reformation of the sixteenth Century. Boston: The Beacon Press, 1953.
The author of this book tries to discuss the evolvement of the economic, political, and cultural world of the sixteenth century which resulted also in religious divisions. He portrays dissension, heresies, and inquisitions of this century.
The author of this book tries to discuss the evolvement of the economic, political, and cultural world of the sixteenth century which resulted also in religious divisions. He portrays dissension, heresies, and inquisitions of this century.
Cannon, William Ragsdale. History of Christianity in the middle ages. From the fall of Rome to the fall of Constantinople. Michigan: Grand Rapids, 1960.
In this volume the author describe the book as a synthetic History depicting the development of Christianity fro AD 476 – AD 1453. The author seems to have employed primary sources. This book is a competent summary of traditional story of Christianity.
Constant, G. The Reformation in England. The English schism and Henry VIII,1509- 1547. Translated by the Rev. R. E Scantlebury. New York: Harper and Row, 1966.
This is a valuable volume which the author writes with concentration and also ascetic discipline which brings clarity and purpose of history. He separates Reformation and schism, and he Lurther explains the “The supreme head of the church of England.
d’ Aubign’e, J. H. Merle. History of the Reformation of the sixteenth century- one volume edition. Michigan: Barker Book House, n.d.
In this book the author discusses the prominent events and personalities of the Reformation making this volume one that contain two grates revolutions in history.
Dillienberge, John. Protestant Christianity. Interpreted through its development. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1954.
This book is about the interpretation of protestant Christianity. Interpretations which focus exclusively on the Reformation. The author tries to shape and test the interpretation by the historical material which he says need to be interpreted.
Fosdick, E. Henry, ed. Great voices of the Reformation. New York: Random House, 1952.
In this book the author explains the understanding of the Reformation which he says it has to go hand in hand with spiritual for a vital inward religious and the experience of God’s grace. This idea the author points out that claims central place in the history of the protestant Reformation with martin Luther.
Frend, W. H. C. The rise of Christianity. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984. In this large volume, the author writes to explain how Christianity survived the hostile environments of Judaism and of the Greco Roman world, to become the civilization of the Western and eastern Europe.
Gonzalez, L. Justo. The history of Christianity. The early church to the dawn of the Reformation, volume 1. SanFrancisco: Harper Collins, 1984.
This volume brings alive the people, dramatic events and ideas that shaped the first fifteen centuries of the church’s life and thought. This book demonstrates at each point which new challenges and opportunities faced the church, and how Christians struggled with the various options open to them, there by shaping the future direction of the church.
Jones, R. Tudur. The Great Reformation. Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 1985.
Here the author tries to address Christian readers who wish to know a little by way of introduction about the protestant Reformation. He says that to understand the church today, we need to understand the Reformation. He further points out that Reformation is often viewed as a closely integrated movement. Which he observes that it took many forms.
Latourette, S. Kenneth. A History of Christianity. Reformation to the present, volume II. Peabody MA: Prince Press, 1999.
In this volume the author writes as a worm, sympathetic Christian. He is a Christian writing to Christians, and he has a constant concern for the way in which Christianity has, is or will affect the reminder of all humanity. He wrote with a post Vatican II breath of the spirit prior to the great series of meetings.
Latourette, S. Kenneth. Christianity in Revolutionary Age- Volume I. New York: prince Press, 1958.
In this volume the author is attempting to narrate the history of Christianity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In the 19th C Christianity spread in association with the expansion of Europe wars Lock it. Internal revolutions, political and economic empire were being built by Europeans.
Lindsay, M. Thomas. A History of the Reformation. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1985.
This is an admirable work whereby the author has endeavored to fulfill the promise made described in the Reformed churches. He describes the accounts of the rise and progress of the Reformation.
Manshrech, L. Clyde. A History of Christianity in the World. 2nd ed. New Jersey: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1985.
In the volume the author address the increasingly importance of blacks in Western society, the religious ferment swirling around fundamentalism, liberalism and Post Vatican II development in the Roman Catholicism.
Marty, E. Martin. A Short History of Christianity. New York: The World Publishing Company, 1959.
In this volume the author’s aim is to recover the obvious from chronological divisions of early medieval, Reformation and modern to its principle for narration.
Pauck, Wilhelm. The Heritage of the Reformation. Revised and enlarged Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 1961.
The author intends to show how modern Protestantism must deal with the heritage of the reformation by means of a critical historical thinking that preserves the values achieved by the generations of the past, but at the same time how it must be prepared to respond to the demands of the present without being absolutely bound to the human attainments of the days gone by.
Smith, M. A. From Christ to Constantinople. London: Intervarsity Press, 1971.
In this volume the author tries to discuss the beginnings of Christianity- How Christianity spread fast through the Mediterranean world, to the dismay of the Roman authorities. He describes how the early church faces persecution, meets its problems, how it developed its organization and formulated its beliefs, and the people who shaped history.
Spitz, w. Lewis, ed. The Protestant Reformation. New Jersey: Englewood Cliffs, 1966.
Dr Lewis reveals a great religious movement in 911, the turbulence and thrust of the conflicting ideologies. Professor Lewis points out that there had long been many Catholics who felt discontent of the powers in the church, but their opportunity to launch a counter offensive did not arise until 1501 and 1559, the author points out.
Tyson, B. Joseph. A Study of Early Christianity. New York: Collier Macmillan Limited, 1973.
This book provides a sound historical introduction to early Christianity of the 15th and 16th centuries. Thus this volume deals with the origin and formative events in Christianity. The author tries to bring Historical factors behind and with the movement Christianity in its initial stages.
Valle’e, Gerard. The Shaping of Christianity. The History and Literature of its formative Centuries (100- 800). New York: Paulist Press, 1999.
This book is a survey and development of the Christian movement in the contest of the political, social and religious milieux of the second throng of the 18th Century. The author tries to explore the early faith’s relationship to Jewish and Greek culture.
Walker, Williston. A History of Christian Church- 4th edition. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1985.
Mr. Walker traces the Christian history with a view to find what were the major developments of the early church. He observes that the church had a lot of faces during the initial stages. The author points out that this is a rich heritage for the church which should not be ignored at whatever cost.
Williams, H. George. The Radical Reformation. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, n.d.
In this volume the author deals with the so called “third concurrent movement of the great importance,” which comprises of Radical Anabaptists, spirituals, Evangelical, Rationalists and others.
