Church History in Plain Language

Church History in Plain Language 5th Edition Bruce L. Shelley; Marshall Shelley, ed.Zondervan Academic, 2021ISBN 9780310115960 Softcover, 624 pp.6.0 X 8.9 X 1.5 inches | 1.8 pounds Over 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's readers. Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking readers from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells his readers a story of actual people, in a particular situation, taking action or being acted upon, provides a window into the circumstances and historical context, and from there develops the story of a major period or theme of Christian history. Covering recent events, this book also: Details the rapid growth of evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in the southern hemisphere Addresses the decline in traditional mainlin