Npls: Church History in Plain Language (5th Edition)

Name: Npls: Church History in Plain Language (5th Edition)
SKU: 9780310115960
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by Bruce L Shelley, Marshall Shelley

Paperback|Jul 2021

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:Over 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's readers. Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins...

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:Over 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's readers.

Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking readers from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells his readers a story of actual people, in a particular situation, taking action or being acted upon, provides a window into the circumstances and historical context, and from there develops the story of a major period or theme of Christian history. Covering recent events, this book also:

Details 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
Discusses how Christianity intersects with other religions in countries all over the world

For this fifth edition, Marshall Shelley brought together a team of historians, historical theologians, and editors to revise and update this father's classic text. The new edition adds important stories of the development of Christianity in Asia, India, and Africa, both in the early church as well as in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It also highlights the stories of women and non-Europeans who significantly influenced the development of Christianity but whose contributions are often overlooked in previous overviews of church history.

This 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 set a new standard for readable church history.

PRODUCT DETAIL

Catalogue Code 585614
Product Code 9780310115960
ISBN 0310115965
EAN 9780310115960
UPC 025986115968
Pages 560
Department Academic
Category History
Sub-Category General
Publisher Zondervan Academic
Publication Date Jul 2021
Sales Rank 1199
Dimensions 228 x 152mm
Weight 0.83kg

Bruce L Shelley

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.

Marshall Shelley

Marshall Shelley is a vice preisdent of Christianity Today, and editor of Leadership Journal. He is the author of a number of books, including Well-Inspired Dragons. He and his family live in the Chicago suburbs. SPANISH BIO: Marshall Shelley es vicepresidente de Christianity Today, Inc. y editor ejecutivo de Leadership Journal.