A History of Christianity: Volume I: Beginnings to 1500: Revised Edition

by Kenneth Scott Latourette

Book Overview

The most useful survey of Christian history for the student or general reader, fully updated by a team of respected scholars.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060649526
• ISBN13: 9780060649524
• Release Date: October 1975
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The book was supposed to come "like new". Every page is extensively marked up. Pages are bent. Bindi

The book was supposed to come "like new". Every page is extensively marked up. Pages are bent. Binding is shot. Barely Acceptable.

Everything was great

Got here in a timely fashion. Book was wrapped in cling wrap, but it worked. Everything worked out great. Thank you.

Quick Review

This work is an important 20th century contribution. An outstanding two-volume series! Of all the histories of Christianity, this one is very clear and engaging to read. I love his writing style. It is really, really worth every penny!

Superb -- but readable -- scholarship

Latourette does a masterful job of presenting a comprehensive history of the Christian religion in a readable form. This is an overview of the subject from the time of Christ to just before the Reformation (Vol. 2 picks up after 1500). Latourette doesn't just focus on the Western world or on institutional religion, but on Christianity in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, some of the personalities behind the history, and on popular movements within Christianity (some of which - such as monasticism - became institutions in their own right). This is an excellent scholarly overview on an enormous topic that makes it interesting for the average reader.

Classic Treatment of Christian History

This work is generally known as a modern classic of Church History. If you are looking for a basic, comprehensive survey of Christian Church history, this is it. If you want something easier and faster than LaTourette, I would recommend Bruce Shelley's "Church History in Plain Language". However, LaTourette is superior. If you want something more comprehensive than LaTourette, I would recommend the 5 volume set by Jarslov Pelikan.