Synopsis

The 2000-year history of Christianity is a dramatic, intriguing, and often surprising story, told here in the most popular one-volume illustrated reference book on church history ever published. It is a story of people and movements, told in this edition in words, pictures, and charts. This global account is presented period by period, from the world of Greece and Rome to events in China and Eastern Europe in the 1990s. More than sixty specialists from ten countries have contributed their expertise to the main chapters and short feature articles on people, movements, and subjects of special interest. More than four hundred photographs and thirty maps, charts, and diagrams illuminate the fascinating account.