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A history of Christianity, v.1

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One thing all of them have in common is that they pay far more attention to the history of Western Christianity than they do to the history of Eastern Orthodoxy, particularly after the Great Schism. This is as true of Kurt Aland's history as of the others I have noted. In fact, it is especially true of Aland's work. His is almost exclusively devoted to the history of Western Christianity, particularly from the beginning of the Middle Ages on. A more accurate title for this book would be, "A History of Western Christianity."
Even so, there are some good things to be said about Aland's work as well. When it comes to the history of Western Christianity, it is at once reasonably complete and concise. It is able to accomplish this because it seldom gets sidetracked in irrelevancies. Moreover, the translator has rendered it in a readable, pleasant style, which is a plus. Though not as thorough as Schaff or LaTourette, the two-volume set provides the reader with a good overview of Western Christianity from the time of Christ until the 1970s. (The first volume, which is the one being reviewed, breaks off immediately prior to the Reformation.) This is a decent book for someone desiring a summary of Western Christianity.

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270 ALA h/1

Publisher

Philadelphia : Fortress Press., 1985

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xiv, 474p.; 23 cm.

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English

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0-8006-0725-2

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270

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CHURCH HISTORY

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