Turning points : decisive moments in the history of Christianity / Mark A. Noll, David Komline, and Han-luen Kantzer Komline.
2022
BR145.3 .N65 2022
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Title
Turning points : decisive moments in the history of Christianity / Mark A. Noll, David Komline, and Han-luen Kantzer Komline.
Author
Edition
Fourth edition.
ISBN
9781540964885 (paperback)
1540964884 (paperback)
9781540966117 (hardcover)
1540966119 (hardcover)
9781493438204 (electronic book)
9781493438211 (electronic book)
1540964884 (paperback)
9781540966117 (hardcover)
1540966119 (hardcover)
9781493438204 (electronic book)
9781493438211 (electronic book)
Published
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2022]
Language
English
Description
xxv, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Call Number
BR145.3 .N65 2022
Summary
"This popular introduction to church history isolates fourteen key moments that provide a framework for understanding the history of Christianity. The fourth edition more thoroughly highlights the importance of women in Christian history and the impact of world Christianity. It also includes a new preface, updates throughout the book, revised 'further readings' for each chapter,new sidebar content, and study questions." --Back cover
"This new edition of a bestselling textbook isolates key events that provide a framework for understanding the history of Christianity"-- Provided by publisher.
"This new edition of a bestselling textbook isolates key events that provide a framework for understanding the history of Christianity"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: The idea of turning points and reasons for studying the history of Christianity
The church pushed out on its own: the fall of Jerusalem (70)
Realities of empire: the Council of Nicaea (325)
Doctrine, politics, and life in the word: the Council of Chalcedon (451)
The monastic rescue of the church: Benedict's Rule (530)
The culmination of Christendom: the coronation of Charlemagne (800)
Division between East and West: the great schism (1054)
The beginnings of Protestantism: the Diet of Worms (1521)
Church and nation: The English act of supremacy (1534)
Catholic reform and worldwide outreach: the founding of the Jesuits (1540)
The new piety: the conversion of the Wesleys (1738)
Discontents of the modern West: the French Revolution (1789)
A faith for all the world: the Edinburgh Missionary Conference (1910)
Mobilizing for the future: the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (1974)
Afterword: The character of Christianity and the search for turning points.
The church pushed out on its own: the fall of Jerusalem (70)
Realities of empire: the Council of Nicaea (325)
Doctrine, politics, and life in the word: the Council of Chalcedon (451)
The monastic rescue of the church: Benedict's Rule (530)
The culmination of Christendom: the coronation of Charlemagne (800)
Division between East and West: the great schism (1054)
The beginnings of Protestantism: the Diet of Worms (1521)
Church and nation: The English act of supremacy (1534)
Catholic reform and worldwide outreach: the founding of the Jesuits (1540)
The new piety: the conversion of the Wesleys (1738)
Discontents of the modern West: the French Revolution (1789)
A faith for all the world: the Edinburgh Missionary Conference (1910)
Mobilizing for the future: the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (1974)
Afterword: The character of Christianity and the search for turning points.
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BR145.3 .N65 2022
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HIS507 Introduction to Historical Theology by Bode, Dost, Lane (Spring 2026)