num_pages: 256
description: Worshiped by 2 billion Christians worldwide, Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous human being ever. Yet grasping the vast story of his followers over the last 2,000 years can be a dizzying, difficult task.In  A Short History of Christianity  Stephen Tomkins takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening journey through the key stages of Christian development, covering the people, the events, the movements, and the controversies of the church. Tomkins deals with the well-known (Augustine, Martin Luther), the unique (Simeon Stylites, the people's crusade, the Muggletonians), and the recent (Karl Barth, John Paul II, the Toronto blessing). His penetrating, energetic  Short History of Christianity  is sure to delight and inform a broad range of readers. 
language: English
title: A Short History of Christianity
titlecomplete: A Short History of Christianity
genres: Christianity, History, Religion, Church History, Theology, Spirituality, Christian, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 127
publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.