This year is the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation. What always strikes me is how little many people know about the history of the Christian church. Today, I am going to recommend four books to help those who haven't read or studied much about church history.
A good general church history written for laypersons is "Church History in Plain Language" written by Bruce Shelley. This is written in an easy to read and understand way.
When I was in college, I took a course in church history. The book we used was, "A History of the Christian Church" by Williston Walker. This is a very good book. It goes into more depth than the first book I mentioned.
For those who might be interested in American church history, I would recommend "A Religious History of the American People" by Sydney Ahlstrom. This was my text when I took American church history in college.
Another book about church history that I would recommend deals with the Church of the East. "The Lost History of Christianity" by Phillip Jenkins is an excellent account of a subject not much dealt with in most church history textbooks.
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