Everett Ferguson

Frank A. James

John D. Woodbridge

Church History offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and developed. It did so, not in a vacuum, but in a setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by the church. Church History looks closely at the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church. Volume One explores the development of the church from the days of Jesus to the years prior to the Reformation. Filled with maps, charts, and illustrations, it offers overviews of the Roman, Greek, and Jewish worlds; insights into the church's relationship to the Roman Empire, with glimpses into pagan attitudes toward Christians; the place of art and architecture, literature and philosophy, both sacred and secular; and much more, spanning the time from the first through the thirteenth centuries. - Publisher.

The Rise and Growth of the Church in Its Cultural, Intellectual, and Political Context

Church History

D. A. Carson

Written in the form of correspondence between two men over the course of 15 years, Letters Along the Way uniquely explains the growth process that should be evident in Christian life. Filled with a great deal of distilled wisdom concerning spiritual, moral, biblical, and thelogical issues, the letters offer commentary on the changing face of evangelicalism and American culture.

A Novel of the Christian Life

Letters Along the Way

Collin Hansen

In God-Sized Vision, Collin Hansen and John Woodbridge recount the fascinating stories of revivals throughout history---from biblical times to the Great Awakenings to more recent revivals in China---strengthening your understanding of God's work in the past and deepening your faith in the possibility of revival today.

Revival Stories That Stretch and Stir

A God-Sized Vision

With courtesy and restraint Professor Woodbridge administers a series of knock-out blows to the confidently voiced claim that factual inerrancy is no authentic element in the historic Christian view of Scripture.

Infallibility and Inerrancy in the Christian Tradition

Biblical Authority

Woodbridge (church history, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL) examines the mysterious events of the Prince de Conti's plot to topple King Louis XV on the eve of the Seven Years' War, explaining long-hidden details and throwing new light on questions that ultimately led to the French Revolution and the downfall of the monarchy. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

The Prince de Conti's Conspiracy Against Louis XV, 1755-1757

Revolt in Prerevolutionary France

A Novel of Letters from a Theologian to a Young Christian When student Tim Journeyman first wrote to family friend Dr. Paul Woodson, he didn’t know it would start a fifteen-year mentorship that would shape his life and Christian faith. Within their candid letters are words of real-world wisdom—from a “senior saint” to a “junior saint”—covering various areas of living, from the theological to the everyday. Written as fictional correspondence between two men at different stages of life and faith, the novel Letters Along the Way provides important, biblical perspectives on topics such as apologetics, science and faith, inerrancy of the Bible, heart versus head faith, prayer, the changing face of evangelicalism, and trends emerging in American culture. Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition. Memorable and Engaging Style: Inspired by C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters Tackles Moral, Biblical, and Cultural Issues: Topics include marriage, pastoral ministry, temptation, repentance, and more Excellent for Seminary Students and New Believers: Includes a subject index outline to find topics quickly and easily

From a Senior Saint to a Junior Saint

A Critique of the Rogers/McKim Proposal

Frank A. James Iii

The Church History, Volume Two Pack contains everything you need to gain an in-depth understanding of how the Christian church developed from the Reformation to the present day. It includes the bestselling textbook Church History, Volume Two by John D. Woodbridge and Frank A. James III and a corresponding set of 22 chapter-by-chapter video lectures.

From Pre-reformation to the Present Day

Church History Pack

Can God stir revival by his Holy Spirit, even in our culture today? Do we really believe he can? In a day of diminished expectations, A God-Sized Vision: Revival Accounts That Stretch and Stir recounts global examples of prior revivals, beginning with the Reformation and the Great Awakenings. It continues with the Welsh and Azusa Street revivals and those that occurred simultaneously in Asia, followed by the East Africa Revival of the 1930s. More recent revivals in North America that instigated parachurch or evangelistic ministries like those of Billy Graham and the revivals in China, particularly in Henan Province over the last forty years, give further evidence of church renewal. These stories enlarge our hearts, expand our minds, and empower our witness to the power of God at work in human history. Christians with a deep evangelistic commitment who realize that there is more to church growth than field-tested techniques will expand their vision by remembering God’s vision, as it has been revealed throughout history. Hansen and Woodbridge mine these stories of renewal to suggest how to get ready for revival today.

Revival Stories that Stretch and Stir

From a biblical, historical, or theological perspective each essay examines a challenge to belief in the integrity and reliability of Scripture. What emerges from these essays is a full-orbed restatement of this evangelical doctrine.

Scripture and Truth

Frank A. James III

Church History, Volume Two chronicles the events, the triumphs, and the struggles of the Christian movement from the years leading up to the Reformation through the next five centuries to the present-day. Looking closely at the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church, Church History paints a portrait of God's people within the context of the times, cultures, and developments that both influenced and were influenced by the church. FEATURES: Maps, charts, and illustrations spanning the time from the thirteenth century to today. Explanations of all the major denominational movements, traditions, and schisms during and after the Reformation. Overviews of the Christian movement in Africa, eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America to cover the scope of the ecumenical environment of the twenty-first century. Insights into the role and influence of politics, culture and societal norms, and technology on the Western church. Unbiased details on the major theological controversies and issues of each period. AUTHORS' PERSPECTIVE: Authors John D. Woodbridge and Frank A. James III wrote this history of the church from the perspective that such a history is the story of the greatest movement and community the world has known—as imperfect as it still is. It's a human story of a divinely called people who want to live by a divine revelation. It's a story of how they succeeded and how they failed and of how they are still trying to live out their calling. From the Reformation theologians in Europe to the revivalists, apologists, and Christian thinkers all over the world, the historical figures detailed are people who have struggled with the meaning of the greatest event in history—the coming of the Son of God—and with their role in that event and in the lives of God's people.

Church History, Volume Two: From Pre-Reformation to the Present Day

This volume focuses on a central question: What does a person need to know for developing a theology? This book will not only answer objections against the study of theology, but will explain what a theologian actually does. It will also present different approaches to the study of theology and review the present status of theological reflection in various Protestant, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic traditions.

Essays in Honor of Kenneth S. Kantzer

Doing Theology in Today's World

Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry

This book examines a number of facets of contemporary culture and sets forth what thoughtful Christians have been and should be thinking about each one. Contributors and topics include Kevin J. Vanhoozer on hermeneutics, D.A. Carson on pluralism, Robert J. Priest on anthropology, Lewis W. Spitz on history, Loren Wilkinson on the environment, and more.

John D. Woodbridge

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