Ranked #23 in Church History
British scholar of Edinburgh N.R. Needham has done a superb job, in his 4-book series (3 released so far) of giving his readers what we might call the "big picture" of Church History. Without lingering long at any time period, he succeeds in explaining the major characters, issues, and events that shaped the history of the Christian church -- in enough detail to leave his readers with a good idea of how it all fits together on a time-line and to arouse a taste for further study in specifics!
Volume 1 covered the period of the Church Fathers.
This - Volume 2- covers the... more
Volume 1 covered the period of the Church Fathers.
This - Volume 2- covers the... more