The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine (Penguin Classics)

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Beginning with persecution at the beginning of the fourth century and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine, the author demonstrates the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity in its struggle against persecutors and heretics.

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Early church:

Terrific book about the early church when church growth was the fastest and greatest it has ever been. Great service from the supplier and the book is just what I needed.

Faithful account of Christian churches from the first century to the third:

As a Bishop who suffered for Christ's sake and honored another martyr of the faith, his Christian pastor-Bishop Pamphili, Eusebius' humble compilation of the many Christian historical accounts and writings that were available to most Christians around 250-330 a.d., is enlightening and wonderfully establishes the accounts of Christian faithfulness to the apostles and their trusted pastors whom they put in charge of various local churches around the world. I felt as if I was walking with the disciples who had... more info

Should be required reading for all Christians:

As ancient and stiff as Eusebius' writing sounds to modern ears, the subject matter of his most famous book nevertheless retains the power to utterly astound. To read Eusebius is to be transported- to hear the Apostles preach in the agoras of the ancient world, and hear the last prayers of the martyrs in the arena; we read the persecution edicts, and the extrabiblical words of Jesus Christ Himself. We listen to the first-hand accounts of the arguments, rumors, controversies and heresies that so disturbed... more info

One of the most important books that a Christian can own:

Eusebius of Caesarea (c.263-c.339) is remembered to day as the father of Church history, as his history is the oldest one that has survived to today. (Actually, Hegesippus (c.110-c.180) wrote an earlier chronicle of his time, but all that has survived is the eight passages quoted by Eusebius.) Now, Eusebius was not a great historian, and his work has been correctly criticized for a number of issues, most notably the rambling style that makes his work dull and lifeless for the modern reader.
But, that... more info

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