We need to avoid 'chronological snobbery' about the legacy of Christian history. Michael Reeves' accessible and informative introduction to a selection of influential or significant theologians covers the Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm and Aquinas.
IVP's classic, concise survey of twenty centuries of Christian church history
'The Emergence of the Church' explores the story, weighs the issues and traces the contours of the early church's expansion and growth, life and practices, leadership and worship.
Dr Paul McKechnie offers a fresh view of how the early church grew in numbers and influence, until not only legalisation but also official adoption of Christianity, at the time of Constantine, became prudent policy for Rome.
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