Church History in Plain Language - 5th Edition Carl R. Trueman “We always owe our thanks

“We always owe our thanks to Vern Poythress for his characteristic of careful and thoughtful engagement with the biblical text and with other interpreters

the various ingredients are so properly proportioned to one another that one hardly notices the numerous details because they are so harmoniously blended

there seems to be a gap between our theology and our everyday money struggles

This is no longer politics as usual

• New theological notes from general editor

Church History in Plain Language - 5th Edition Carl R. Trueman “We always owe our thanksOver 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's readers. Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking readers from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells his readers a story of actual people, in a particular situation,