Church History in Plain Language (4th Edition) (Nelson's Plain Language Series)

Bruce L Shelley

Paperback

Description: 

With more than 275,000 copies sold, this is the story of the Church for today's readers. The fourth edition of Shelley's classic one-volume history of the church brings the story of Christianity into the twenty-first century. This latest edition of the book takes a close look at the rapid growth of evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in the southern hemisphere, addresses the decline in traditional mainline denominations, examines the influence of technology on the spread of the gospel, and discusses how Christianity intersects with other religions in countries all over the world.

The concise book provides an easy-to-read guide to church history with intellectual substance. The new edition of Church History in Plain Language promises to be the new standard for readable Church History.

Features include:

  • Includes contemporary developments related to the spread of the gospel
  • Discusses how technology has an impact on how the church worships and grows
  • Covers the explosion of Christianity in the Southern hemisphere
  • - Publisher
  • About The Author:  Dr. Bruce Shelley (PhD.,University of Iowa) is Senior Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Denver Theological Seminary. Among his publications are The Church: God's People; Evangelicalism in America; Church History in Plain Language and The Cross and the Flame.
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Pages: 560

Publication Date: December 2013 

SKU 9781401676315
Barcode # 9781401676315
Brand Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Shipping Weight 0.5660kg
Shipping Width 0.155m
Shipping Height 0.038m
Shipping Length 0.228m
Shipping Cubic 0.001342920m3

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