Christian History Made Easy (Rose Bible Basics)

The author did such a great job. I originally was going to make this book one of many resources to develop my own church history course but found the book to be beautifully written that I asked the author for permission to have the book be my primary class book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this clear, concise book on the entire history of Christianity into early 1960s.

Wonderful

I paid for a new copy and received a used copy with highlighting and previous owner’s name inside.

In high school I hated history - facts and dates.. In college it was better to the point where I took some graduate level courses. What makes history enjoyable for me is when the author gets into the people and the background to the point where you can understand the personalities and the pressures and the context. You can put your self into it and have a sense of what it was really like. So honestly, when this book was assigned reading for one of the groups at my church, I was not looking forward to it because I could not see how it could possibly cover the whole of Christian history without being more than another text full of events and dates. However, it turned out to be better than pretty good. The author did a good job of weaving humor into the events. Also he did a good job of explaining this issues (and deadly conflicts) that Christians still wrestle with today. Why can't Protestants and Catholics agree? Is Christ God or man or equally both? I am the point now where I look forward to reading it. It is not going to take the place of serious history taught at a seminary, but it is great for your average church layman who wants to get a better perspective on the broad sweep of Christian history.

This beautiful full-color book highlights the major personalities in Christian development over the last 2,000 years … from A.D. 64 to 2009.It’s a short book, so I confess I felt a little frustrated at the lack of depth. The book takes on a little too big a topic for 188 pages of text, and religion is a topic where oversimplifying by bouncing along the surface can distort as much as elucidate. Therefore, to get the full benefit of the book, treat it like an instruction course and take advantage of the internet research suggestions peppered throughout the text. But for my money (for a lot more money, I’m sure) I’d love to have 600 pages between the covers of this one.One other minor frustration: Jones is a Southern Baptist whose subtle preaching permeates the book. For example, Deism is at least twice referred to as a false doctrine. This is probably just a personal issue, but I find it easier to trust a scholar who does a better job of hiding his own religious bias.With my complaints out of the way, let me say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading the text! It’s a fun read, full of tidbits from history and helpful explanations of Christian terms. Every Christian should know at least the basics of Church history, and I definitely recommend this book as an entertaining stepping stone to whet your appetite for further in-depth reading.

This is a book with lots of good information presented in direct, humorous, easy to understand language. I was hoping that someone on here could give me some help. I would like to know the authors source of Joan of Arc's last name. I have the Kindle version. On location 1915 the book says in referring to Joan of Arc, "Her victories formed an arc across France. So she became known as Joan of Arc." This book, "Christian History Made Easy" is the only place I have ever read that this is how she got her name. Joan chose to be called Joan the Maid or "Jehanne la Pucelle." However, her fathers name was Jacques d'Arc. According to one source Joan herself testified at her trial that: "My father was called Jacques d'Arc and mother Isabelle." During her life and during her trial she was never called Joan of Arc. But enough of my going on. Can anyone enlighten me as to the authors source of information about Joan of Arc? Once again, I think this is a good book and fun to read with great information.[...][...][...][...]

The history is good and very interesting. My only complaint is very nit picky but it bugs me just the same. The author's attempt at humor with puns and plays on words fall short when one realizes that the puns are based on our English words which did not exist at the time of history referenced. The original language would have been Latin or Greek or Hebrew and whatever the English pun is would only apply to our current understanding. Most readers probably wouldn't notice and might think it's funny, but as someone with an interest in linguistics and especially ancient language the jokes fall short. Otherwise the book was enjoyable reading and fascinating.

Some good information. I don't particularly like jokes throughout a serious history book. I am not impressed that it was written in a McDonalds burger shop. There are some glaring errors ie Edinburgh ,England. Its a shame as the quality of the paper and the book is high class. Pity about some of the comment. I have always had a high regard for Rose Publications but this is not one of their better works.

A good general introduction to the subject. The author presents his material in a clearly structured and balanced manner so that his own particular viewpoint does not overlay his account with any personal prejudices and he is to be commended for this.

If you want to get a grasp on christian history this is a good place to start well worth it

This book answered most questions I had about Christian history and, yes, it was made easy. Most aspects and events are touched on here. This is not a large book at 188 pages, so much was not explored in depth, but that will give the reader the incentive to dig deeper elsewhere. I liked the manner in which the material is presented, including personal anecdotes and attempts at humor, and the book doesn't preach to you too much.This is a nice jump-off point for anyone wishing to know more about Christianity. Recommended.

I bought it for my 11 years old daughter, when I realised that she had no clues of Christian history. It turned out that it was too hard for her, but a very good and enjoyable reading for me. Nice pictures and summaries to help memorise a lot of datas