Church History in Plain Language Workbook

by Bruce L. Shelley, Stacey Shelley Lingle, Marshall Shelley (Editor)

This workbook is designed to accompany the fifth edition of Bruce Shelley's Church History in Plain Language . Following the textbook's structure, this workbook offers discussion questions for group and personal reflection, assessments, activities, and resources for further study, all of which reinforce the textbook's teaching and support the students' learning experience. The newest edition of Bruce Shelley's Church History in Plain Language brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. In this fifth edition, Marshall Shelley assembled a team of historians, historical theologians, and editors to revise and update his father's classic text. As a result, it now includes important stories of the development of Christianity in Asia, India, and Africa, both in the early church as well as in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It also highlights the stories of women and non-Europeans who significantly influenced the development of Christianity but whose contributions are often overlooked in overviews of church history. Covering recent events, this book Together with this workbook companion, the new edition of Church History in Plain Language provides an easy-to-read guide to global Christianity and promises to set a new standard for readable church history.

Genres: History

176 pages, Paperback

Published August 30, 2022

About the author

Dr. Bruce Shelley was the long-time professor of church history and historical theology at Denver Seminary. He joined the faculty in 1957.

He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and received a theological degree from Fuller Seminary. He also attended Columbia Bible College.

Dr. Shelley wrote or edited over twenty books, including Church History in Plain Language, All the Saints Adore Thee, The Gospel and the American Dream, Theology of Ordinary People, and The Consumer Church. He served on the editorial advisory board of Christian History and published numerous articles for magazines and encyclopedias. He served as consulting editor for InterVarsity’s Dictionary of Christianity in America. He was a corresponding editor of Christianity Today and published articles in Encyclopedia Americana, Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, and New International Dictionary of the Christian Church.

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Reviews

[Matt Comer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great book for providing an accessible overview of 2,000 years of Christian history. It can be used as a textbook, as it was in my case, but only if combined with additional readings. This is because the book is designed to be accessible to an average reader who has an interest in church history. The writer(s) do come from a more conservative/evangelical background; they mostly treat the subject matter with objectivity, but their particular viewpoint does come through in some parts — just something to keep in mind.

[Wyatt Hebblethwaite · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing view of the history of the church. Rather unbiased and exceedingly clear, this is an absolute must read to ground yourself in where we came from.

[Rev. Judith Bartlett-Tomes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first Seminary required reading I found easy to read and understand. Excellent history of the Christian Church. A must-read for every Christian who wants to know how we got to where we are in our doctrine of faith.