A Short World History of Christianity

by Robert Bruce Mullin

In this highly readable volume, Robert Bruce Mullin surveys the rise and spread of Christianity throughout the world. Global in focus and covering the expanse of Christian history, the book unveils the challenges that Christianity has faced throughout the centuries.

Genres: Church History

328 pages, Paperback

First published March 18, 2008

Reviews

[Kristen]

interesting, but very much like a textbook and hard to read through very fast. I exceeded my renewal limit from the library so I'll have to go back to it another time.
(got to pg 77)

[Caleb]

Readable and useful, not too much new in here for me after seminary but a good refresher I'm glad I took the time to read. His perspective starts coming through a bit more obviously in later chapters which made me wonder where it came through unseen in earlier ones, but such is history of this type.

[Ryan]

In between the 2nd and 20th centuries, Mullin (an Episopalian) gives a fairly balanced account. However, like virtually all Protestant theologians/historians, he ignores the writings of the early Christian leaders. Also, his take on Vatican II favors the so-called "liberal" faction of the Church who forcefully (and erroneously) translated council documents in order to fit their own presupposed ideas. He also downplays the work done by JPII (and continued by B16) to set the record straight on the true "spirit of Vatican II."

[Leslie Matheus-osborne]

Great way to get a quick overview of Christian History.