CHURCH HISTORY from Choice Words

A popular survey suitable for Christian and non-Christian. Allows the reader to grasp the main streams of Christian interpretation and development from the time of the Apostles onwards.

264 Pages. small pencil markings throughout. A history of the Pentecostal movement. focuses on the growth of Pentecostalism in America during the 20th century.

Fair condition 348 Pages. Edited by Alden T. Vaughan, Professor of History at Columbia university. part of the documentary history of America series. a collection of primary sources charting the arrival and development of Puritanism in America, with contextual notes accompanying each source.

All pages intact, occasional pencil markings throughout. 268 pages. good condition for its age. Joseph Hammond, Vicar of St. Austell (1881-1902) and Canon of Truro Cathedral (1892-1902). Argues for the Church of England against nonconformity using a number of arguments from Christ's teachings in scripture.

"An authoritative study of the beliefs and practice of the Celtic Church... monastic walled villages modelled on the Old Testament cities of refuge... clergy were permitted to be married... women were allowed to exercise the highest ecclesiastical function... a remarkable theocracy... Dispute with the Anglo-Roman Church centred on their dating of Easter and on the style of tonsure they adopted.… Read more about this item

"authoritative and compelling" David Noel Freedman "well-researched and well-written... combines erudition, devotion and an irenic spirit" Don A Carson

"an extraordinary accomplishment" Raymond E Brown

A classic first published in French in 1835, well known for its spiritual as well as its historical value, and reprinted many times since. Some foxing on end papers but otherwise in excellent condition.

A brief overview and assessment of the history and theology of the Scottish Covenanters. Douglas argues that the Presbyterians in Scotland, when faced with the absolutism of the political theory of divine right of the house of Stuart, adopted "the Divine Right of Presbytery". Divine right for both kings and churches—Rome or the Scottish Presbyter—establishes an earthly… Read more about this item