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The Story of the Church Textbook: From Pentecost to Modern Times
No nation, institution, empire or dynasty has helped shape the world more than the Catholic Church. Armies have marched upon one another. Kings have risen and fallen. Ideological and political movements have taken hold of entire continents. Diseases and plagues have ravished millions.
And through it all, Holy Mother Church has endured, standing as the one source of light in a world so often covered by shadows.
In this thrilling narrative, Phillip Campbell, author of the best-selling Story of Civilization series, takes children on a journey through Church history, beginning at Pentecost when Peter and the other apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit and preached in the streets of Jerusalem, all the way through the pontificate of John Paul II and into modern times. Campbell’s storybook style brings the narrative to life for young readers, taking them back in time and awakening a love and appreciation for history.
Children will Through it all, young readers will see how the Church remained in the world but not of it, surviving wars, heresies, and the rule of tyrants, and keeping her arms spread ever open to welcome wounded souls into the Body of Christ.
And through it all, Holy Mother Church has endured, standing as the one source of light in a world so often covered by shadows.
In this thrilling narrative, Phillip Campbell, author of the best-selling Story of Civilization series, takes children on a journey through Church history, beginning at Pentecost when Peter and the other apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit and preached in the streets of Jerusalem, all the way through the pontificate of John Paul II and into modern times. Campbell’s storybook style brings the narrative to life for young readers, taking them back in time and awakening a love and appreciation for history.
Children will Through it all, young readers will see how the Church remained in the world but not of it, surviving wars, heresies, and the rule of tyrants, and keeping her arms spread ever open to welcome wounded souls into the Body of Christ.
424 pages, Paperback
Published July 6, 2020
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May 10, 2021
It’s amazing how much our church has survived through!
May 8, 2024
I love the Story of series. They do a great job of covering history in an engaging way that can work for a spread of ages. This one is geared a little older aged students than some in the series and touches on some modern challenging topics, like the need for clarified teachings in Humanae Vitae and the struggles with church scandals in recent years. It does a great job of accurately describing historical events and tying them into the history of the Catholic Church.The audiobook does have a more serious tone to its reading as well. Overall, I really liked it for our homeschool and am glad to have it as an addition to our history program.
April 13, 2025
Excellent; audiobook even better. From a catholic perspective but we found it very balanced and fair. My kids asked to listen to it in the car.
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