This is the second volume of Ferguson’s collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work.

The Early Church at Work and Worship: Volume 2: Catechesis, Baptism, Eschatology, and Martyrdom

Christian Books & Bibles

Ferguson, Everett

Christian Living

James Clarke & Co.

CourseGuide for Church History, Volume One: From Christ to the Pre-Reformation

Religion & Spirituality

Zondervan Academic

Church History offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and developed. It did so not in a vacuum, but in a setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by the church. Church History looks closely at the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church. Volume one explores the development of the church from the days of Jesus to the years prior to the Reformation. Filled with maps, charts, and illustrations, it offers overviews of the Roman, Greek, and Jewish worlds; insights into the church’s relationship to the Roman empire, with glimpses into pagan attitudes toward Christians; the place of art and architecture, literature and philosophy, both sacred and secular; and much more, spanning the time from the first through the thirteenth centuries. Volume One Content Overview 1. The Setting for the Story’s Beginning 2. Jesus and the Beginnings of the Church 3. The Subapostolic Age 4. The Church and the Empire 5. Heresies and Schisms of the Second Century 6. The Defense Against Rival Interpretations 7. The Fathers of the Old Catholic Church and Their Problems 8. Church Life in the Second and Third Centuries 9. Development of the Church During the Third Century 10. Diocletian and Constantine: On the Threshold of the Fourth Century 11. The Church in the Fourth Century: Doctrine, Organization, and Literature 12. The Church in the Fourth and Early Fifth Centuries: Monasticism, Expansion, Life, and Worship 13. Christological Controversies to Chalcedon 14. Augustine, Pelagius, and Semipelagianism 15. Transitions to the Middle Ages: Germanic Migrations, Doctrinal Developments, and the Papacy 16. Eastern and Western Churches in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries 17. The Eastern Church from the Seventh to Eleventh Centuries 18. The Western Church from the Seventh to Ninth Centuries 19. Decline and Renewal of Vitality in the West: The Ninth to Eleventh Centuries 20. The Papal Reform Movement and the First Crusade 21. Intellectual Revival: The Rise of Scholasticism 22. Monastic, Literary, Political, and Cultural Activities in the Twelfth Centuries 23. The Glory of the Western Medieval Church: The Thirteenth Century 24. Portents of Decline

Church History, Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation: The Rise and Growth of the Church in Its Cultural, Intellectual, and Political Context

Zondervan

Church History offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and developed. It did so, not in a vacuum, but in a setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by the church. Church History looks closely at the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church.
Volume One explores the development of the church from the days of Jesus to the years prior to the Reformation. Filled with maps, charts, and illustrations, it offers overviews of the Roman, Greek, and Jewish worlds; insights into the church’s relationship to the Roman Empire, with glimpses into pagan attitudes toward Christians; the place of art and architecture, literature and philosophy, both sacred and secular; and much more, spanning the time from the first through the thirteenth centuries.

Church History, Volume One: From Christ to the Pre-Reformation: The Rise and Growth of the Church in Its Cultural, Intellectual, and Political Context

Church History, Volume One Video Lectures features 24 lessons (on 3 DVDs) and offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and developed from the days of Jesus to the years prior to the Reformation. The church did so not in a vacuum, but in a setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by it. These lectures help explore the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church.A companion to the widely used textbook Church History, Volume One by Everett Ferguson, the lectures feature the author teaching through each chapter in the book. Designed with the student in mind, each lecture is approximately 20 minutes in length. Useful for traditional students, students in distance and online courses, and independent learners alike, these lectures provide a full introduction to church history from the time of Christ to the pre-Reformation.Session Titles and Runtimes:1 - The Setting for the Story's Beginning (19 min)2 - Jesus and the Beginnings of the Church (18 min)3 - The Subapostolic Age (17 min)4 - The Church and the Empire (22 min)5 - Heresies and Schisms in the Second Century (15 min)6 - The Defense against Rival Interpretations (20 min)7 - The Fathers of the Old Catholic Church and Their Problems (25 min)8 - Church Life in the Second and Third Centuries (15 min)9 - Development of the Church during the Third Century (19 min)10 - Diocletian and Constantine: On the Threshold of the Fourth Century (19 min)11 - The Church in the Fourth Century: Doctrine, Organization, and Literature (21 min)12 - Monasticism, Expansion, Life, and Worship: The Church in the Fourth Century (19 min)13 - Christological Controversies to Chalcedon (17 min)14 - Augustine, Pelagius, and Semipelagianism (20 min)15 - Transitions to the Middle Ages: Germanic Migrations, Doctrinal Developments, and the Papacy (19 min)16 - Eastern and Western Churches in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries (17 min)17 - The Eastern Church from the Seventh to the Eleventh Centuries (18 min)18 - The Western Church from the Seventh to the Ninth Centuries (18 min)19 - Decline and Renewal of Vitality in the West: The Ninth to the Eleventh Centuries (15 min)20 - The Papal Reform Movement and the First Crusade (17 min)21 - Intellectual Revival: The Rise of Scholasticism (20 min)22 - Monastic, Literary, Cultural, and Political Activities in the Twelfth Century (17 min)23 - The Glory of the Western Medieval Church: The Thirteenth Century (18 min)24 - Portents of Decline (18 min)

Church History, Volume One Video Lectures: From Christ to the Pre-Reformation

Want to know more about the history of the Christian church?
The Learn Church History Pack offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and developed over the last 2,000 years. It did so, not in a vacuum, but in a setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by the church. The pack contains Church History, Volume One by Everett Ferguson and Church History, Volume Two by John D. Woodbridge, and Frank A. James III.
Volume One explores the development of the church from the days of Jesus to the years prior to the Reformation. Filled with maps, charts, and illustrations, it offers overviews of the Roman, Greek, and Jewish worlds; insights into the church’s relationship to the Roman Empire, with glimpses into pagan attitudes toward Christians; the place of art and architecture, literature and philosophy, both sacred and secular; and much more, spanning the time from the first through the thirteenth centuries.
Volume Two shows how the church developed from the just prior to the Reformation and through the next five-hundred-plus years into the present-day. Filled with maps, charts, and illustrations, it gives primary attention to the history of Christianity in the West (western Europe and North America), but given the global and ecumenical environment of the twenty-first century, it also covers Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
The Learn Church History Pack offers readers the opportunity to learn about the history and development of the Christian church from the time of Christ up until the present day. It is a valuable resource for students, pastors, ministry leaders, and interested lay people who want to better understand that last 2,000 years of church history.

Learn Church History Pack: From Christ to the Present Day

History

Woodbridge, John D.

James III, Frank A.

World

The Church History, Volume One Pack offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and developed. It did so, not in a vacuum, but in a setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by the church. This resource looks closely at the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church.
The Church History, Volume One Pack includes:
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<li>Church History, Volume One, a bestselling textbook that explores the development of the church from the first through the thirteenth centuries. Filled with maps, charts, and illustrations, it offers overviews of the Roman, Greek, and Jewish worlds; insights into the church’s relationship to the Roman Empire, with glimpses into pagan attitudes toward Christians; the place of art and architecture, literature and philosophy, both sacred and secular; and much more.</li>
<li>Church History, Volume One Video Lectures, featuring a video lecture for each of the 24 chapters in the textbook</li>
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The Church History. Volume One Pack contains everything you need to gain an in-depth understanding of how the Christian church spread and developed from the days of Jesus to the years prior to the Reformation.
Session Titles and Runtimes:
1 - The Setting for the Story's Beginning (19 min)
2 - Jesus and the Beginnings of the Church (18 min)
3 - The Subapostolic Age (17 min)
4 - The Church and the Empire (22 min)
5 - Heresies and Schisms in the Second Century (15 min)
6 - The Defense against Rival Interpretations (20 min)
7 - The Fathers of the Old Catholic Church and Their Problems (25 min)
8 - Church Life in the Second and Third Centuries (15 min)
9 - Development of the Church during the Third Century (19 min)
10 - Diocletian and Constantine: On the Threshold of the Fourth Century (19 min)
11 - The Church in the Fourth Century: Doctrine, Organization, and Literature (21 min)
12 - Monasticism, Expansion, Life, and Worship: The Church in the Fourth Century (19 min)
13 - Christological Controversies to Chalcedon (17 min)
14 - Augustine, Pelagius, and Semipelagianism (20 min)
15 - Transitions to the Middle Ages: Germanic Migrations, Doctrinal Developments, and the Papacy (19 min)
16 - Eastern and Western Churches in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries (17 min)
17 - The Eastern Church from the Seventh to the Eleventh Centuries (18 min)
18 - The Western Church from the Seventh to the Ninth Centuries (18 min)
19 - Decline and Renewal of Vitality in the West: The Ninth to the Eleventh Centuries (15 min)
20 - The Papal Reform Movement and the First Crusade (17 min)
21 - Intellectual Revival: The Rise of Scholasticism (20 min)
22 - Monastic, Literary, Cultural, and Political Activities in the Twelfth Century (17 min)
23 - The Glory of the Western Medieval Church: The Thirteenth Century (18 min)
24 - Portents of Decline (18 min)

Church History, Volume One Pack: From Christ to the Pre-Reformation

A collection of five lectures which provide a much-needed study of the demonic in New Testament literature and thought, with useful summaries of demonology in the Greek and Jewish literature of that era.

Demonology of the Early Christian World (Symposium Series V. 12 12)

Em Texts

Book by Balch, David L., Ferguson, Everett

Greeks, Romans, and Christians: Essays in Honor of Abraham J. Malherbe

Balch, David L.

Fortress Press

Backgrounds of early Christianity

W.B. Eerdmans

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