A World History of Christianity

A World History of Christianity lives up to its name. All contributors are experts who somehow manage to cover all the major episodes in the history of Christianity in a specific region or time period. The authors also provide valuable syntheses of trends in the history of Christianity within their areas of focus. The result is a very useful and readable book that gives a picture of the diversity of the Christian faith around the world.

My son was taking a college class, and he needed this book for a paper that he was writing. It did provide him with the information that he needed for writing the paper.

The book is well written and well researched, a book for both casual readers historians alike. I would recommend it for anyone looking into their Christian roots.

I like it.

The treatment of Christian history is broad but not deep. I was interested in the history of the eastern church, and though Hastings mentions some of the relatively well-known details, he adds little that is new to a period that is little known in the West. I was disappointed. The other disappointment was that Hastings writes history from a very Catholic point of view. That results in a bias toward the Nestorians and others who ended up being on the outer edge of history that is focused on the West. The book tends toward a history of theology rather than a history of the church.

Great book

Saved a bunch ordering for class and was exactly as mentioned. Wouldn't hesitate to buy from seller again.

Schoolbook

As I expected.