Description
Book SynopsisThis selection of writings from the most important moments in the history of Christianity has become established as a classic reference work. This new edition brings the anthology up-to-date with a new section looking at issues facing the twenty-first century churches.
Trade ReviewSome documents have over generations been recognised as key to understanding Christian history; those will be found in this collection, as they have been since long ago Henry Bettenson first conceived of the project. Now they are helpfully enriched with sources which might have astonished Bettenson, but which testify to the extraordinary variety of the communities which call themselves Christian. * Diarmaid Macculloch *
Great overview of both history of Christianity and contemporary issues. * Annika Hvithamar, University of Copenhagen *
This is a new and improved version of a popular and accessible old classic ... which brings together some of the most significant documents and texts in church history. ... the updated Bettenson and Maunder remains a very useful repository of a broad range of standard texts from across the centuries. * Lee Gatiss, Churchman *
Table of ContentsI: THE EARLY CHURCH (TO THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON, 451); II: FROM THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON TO THE PRESENT
