A Pocket Guide to Christian History
£6.99
ISBN: 9780745957333
Publication date: March 7, 2013
Format: Ebook
Extent: 224 pages
Series: Pocket Guides
Imprint: Lion Books
OTHER EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Paperback |
An accessible, down-to-earth introduction to the central aspects of Christian history, this Pocket Guide includes the stories of its key events and characters, bringing a wide range of chronological, geographical and doctrinal history vividly to life. From the early church to the twenty-first century, this concise and fascinating book is a lively survey of the world’s most widespread religion. Covering topics as diverse as the Apostles and Constantine, the Celtic Church and the division between East and West, the Reformation and the Enlightenment to the modern age, this is an indispensable resource for understanding a truly global phenomenon: Christianity.
Meet the author: Rev Kevin O’Donnell

Kevin O’Donnell is an Anglican priest who was an RE teacher both before and after theological training at St Stephen’s House, Oxford. Before returning to parish ministry in 1999 he was chaplain at Heathfield School, Ascot. He is the author of a number of RE text books and contributor to others.
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