Sketches from Church History: An Illustrated Account of 20 Centuries of Christ's Power (S. M. Houghton)

Description

This book outlines the thrilling story of the onward march of the church of Christ from the earliest times to the end of the nineteenth century. It is not a dry-as-dust account of long-forgotten events and controversies, but rather a moving record of those who undertook the adventure of faith before us and through their courage and steadfastness, left an example for the church in every age.

Reading of the exploits of those who have gone before us, through times of prosperity and times of persecution, should stimulate, warn and encourage the church in our own age to persevere in the same path, and obtain the same everlasting reward.

Endorsements

‘If you’re the kind of person who has never read a book on church history, this should be your first one…It’s clear, it goes through everything, he picks up editing accounts, it’s reliable.’ — MARK DEVER

Table of Contents

I: THE EARLY CHURCH TO THE RISE OF ISLAM

1 The Early Church 9

2 The Martyrs 14

3 Constantine the Great 20

4 Church Fathers 23

5 Monasticism 27

6 The Rise of the Papacy 31

7 Islam 34

II: THE DARK AND MIDDLE AGES TO THE HEIGHT OF PAPAL AUTHORITY

8 The Christian Faith comes to the British Isles (1) 39

9 The Christian Faith comes to the British Isles (2) 43

10 Early Missionaries in Europe 48

11 Pope and Emperor 51

12 The Crusades 54

13 The Papacy at its Height 57

III: FORERUNNERS OF THE REFORMATION

14 The Waldenses 62

15 John Wycliffe 65

16 John Huss 69

17 Savonarola 72

18 The Approach of Dawn 75

IV: THE 16th-CENTURY REFORMATION IN GERMANY

19 Martin Luther the Student 79

20 Luther and the Church 82

21 Luther and the Pope 87

22 Luther at the Wartburg 90

23 The Protestants in Germany 94

V: THE 16th-CENTURY REFORMATION OUTSIDE GERMANY

24 Ulrich Zwingli 99

25 John Calvin 102

26 John Calvin in Geneva 106

27 England receives the Light (1) 112

28 England receives the Light (2) 116

29 Scotland Transformed 122

30 The Huguenots of France 129

31 The French Crown and the Huguenots 134

32 The Netherlands receives the Truth 138

VI: THE FAITH IN THE 17th AND 18th CENTURIES

33 The Thirty Years’ War in Germany (1618-48) 144

34 English Puritanism, chiefly under Elizabeth 148

35 English Puritanism under the Early Stuarts 152

36 English Puritanism under the Later Stuarts 161

37 The Faith in North America during the 17th Century (1) 165

38 The Faith in North America during the 17th Century (2) 169

39 The Pietists: Spener, Francke, Zinzendorf 174

40 The Faith in North America during the 18th Century 178

41 Methodism and the Wesleys (1) 185

42 Methodism and the Wesleys (2) 190

43 Methodism and George Whitefield 194

VII: FROM THE RISE OF MODERN MISSIONS TO THE END OF THE 19th CENTURY

44 Revived Missionary Activity 202

45 The Faith in the 19th-Century Church: North America (1) 208

46 The Faith in the 19th-Century Church: North America (2) 213

47 The Faith in the 19th-Century Church: The British Isles (1) 221

48 The Faith in the 19th-Century Church: The British Isles (2) 228

49 The 19th-Century Church on the Continent of Europe (1) 235

50 The 19th-Century Church on the Continent of Europe (2) 241

Index 247

Product Details

Title: Sketches from Church History: An Illustrated Account of 20 Centuries of Christ's Power 

Author: S. M. Houghton

Publisher: Banner of Truth

Pages: 256

Binding: Paperback

Size: 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.5 cm

ISBN: 9780851513171