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Church History Reading List
By an Amazon.com customer
A History of Christianity in the United States and CanadaA History of Christianity in the United States and Canada by Mark A. Noll
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $19.99
Noll put together a fine work, ...I'm not a big fan of some his views though.
The Great ReformationThe Great Reformation by R. Tudur Jones
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This is a great overview of the Reformation country by country.
A History of the Church in EnglandA History of the Church in England by John Richard Humpidge Moorman
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Readable history of the Church in England. Though it has been around a long time it is still in use by the Anglican seminary with which I am familiar.
The Worship of the English Puritans (Puritanism)The Worship of the English Puritans (Puritanism) by Horton Davies
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I loved this book, helps clear up common misconceptions about Puritan views. The author's follow-up effort on American Puritanism is informative but not quite as good.
Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000 by Iain H. Murray
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Recent Church history, ...READ THIS BOOK!!!
Story of the Church, TheStory of the Church, The by A. M. Renwick
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2000 years of Church history in one little paperback, reads well.
Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Penguin Classics)Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Penguin Classics) by Bede
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There is some great stuff in here, a lot of it is hagiography, but a good read for those that want to read a classic on the Christian Church in England. I enjoyed reading it.
Thomas Cranmer: A LifeThomas Cranmer: A Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch
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This is a comprehensive work and ~very~ detailed... not the kind of thing you pick up just for fun or inspiration. If you are doing research or are a Cranmer junky this is for you.
J. Gresham Machen: A Biographical MemoirJ. Gresham Machen: A Biographical Memoir by Ned B. Stonehouse
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A bio on the greatest Presbyterian of the 20th century.
Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestantism in Modern AmericaDefending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestantism in Modern America by D. G. Hart
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A recent book on Machen, maybe an easier read than the great biography by Stonehouse listed below.
STUDIES IN SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGYSTUDIES IN SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGY by MORTON, H SMITH
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This book gives an overview of the major players in Southern Presbyterianism.