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- Thomas S. Kidd presents a global history of the Christian church in the modern age.Christian History, Volume 2: From the Reformation to the Present provides a composite picture of important, influential, and representative Christian beliefs, thinkers, activists, trends, and practices from about 1500 to the present day.
- About the Author: Thomas S. Kidd (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is research professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
- 480 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Church
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About the Book
In Christian History Volume 2: From the Reformation to the Present, Thomas S. Kidd presents a global history of the Christian church in the modern age. In a highly readable style and from a global perspective, Kidd covers the events and figures from the Reformation, the Great Awakenings, higher criticism, and the culture wars of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Book Synopsis
Thomas S. Kidd presents a global history of the Christian church in the modern age.
Christian History, Volume 2: From the Reformation to the Present provides a composite picture of important, influential, and representative Christian beliefs, thinkers, activists, trends, and practices from about 1500 to the present day. In a highly readable style, Kidd covers the events and figures from the Reformation, the Great Awakenings, higher criticism, and the culture wars of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This volume also covers the global nature of God's church by examining historical global traditions as well as the recent the demographic shift of active Christian communities to the global South.
In addition to the major theologians, movements, and events of the period, Kidd highlights the everyday Christian experience through the centuries, including accounts of ordinary men and women who experienced conversion, lived sacrificially for the gospel, or endured persecution.
A lively, engaging, and readable text, Christian History, Volume 2: From the Reformation to the Present will become a staple text for students and professors alike.
About the Author
Thomas S. Kidd (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is research professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.