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There is no branch of history as diverse as the story of the Christian Church. It spans two millennia, every continent, and factors into just about every major event in some form or another, but it's not just an interesting tale or adventure story that happens to be true. The history of the Church is the history of God's people and His direct dealings with mankind.

It's also not just an academic discipline. That's not to say we don't need scholars willing to devote their lives and talents to studying it as such, because we do. It's only to say that it's not merely academic, that the study of Church history is as much for our spiritual benefit and growth as for our intellectual knowledge and maturity.

One of the best ways to engage the subject is as a story. The lives of godly men and women make a great starting place, and provide context for things like the Great Schism, the Protestant Reformation, and the birth of Neo-orthodoxy. Contrary to popular opinion, making the study of history personal isn't an impediment; this is especially true when learning about the Church and past saints, who are our spiritual forebears.

Spiritual forebears, that is, who had an immense impact on the secular as well as the spiritual realm. The printing of books was realized through the work of Johannes Gutenberg, who built his printing press to make Bibles; David Livingstone explored much of unknown Africa in order to share the Gospel with unreached tribes; Hudson Taylor made inroads into China as a missionary long before the West was generally admitted. (For locals, the Pacific Northwest was largely settled through missionary activity.)

There are plenty of lowlights, too. Persecution and hardship are common themes in the story of God's people, and while we usually look back to the Roman holocausts, the 20th century saw more Christian martyrdoms than any previous century and the 21st century is already shaping up to be much worse. And that's not even addressing the damage done in the name of Christ.

Some might suppose Church history should be less distinctly human, but that's to confuse Christ Himself with His Body. In His ineffable wisdom, God ordained fallen humans to comprise His people; our sins are forgiven, not expelled, and perfection is something only enjoyed once we pass from this life into the eternal one.

Still, God's hand is present and active in all of history, not least in the history of the Church. It's a story we neglect at our own peril as followers of Christ—we cannot imagine our generation is the first to encounter attacks from secularism, or to have discovered orthodox doctrine, or to successfully identify the marks of a healthy congregation.

The past is our measure for most things. What Christians have always believed, how they have always worshipped, how they have always prayed: these are our standards for thought and practice. That's not to say there's no room for progress, but it's only progress if it doesn't counter or depart from the historically established truths of the faith.

Church history is a cornerstone of Christian education. We think it's just as important as science, English, math, or social studies, and in many ways more so. That doesn't mean those disciplines should be neglected, but that they should be contextualized within the story of God's people. As you study, revel in the grace of a God whose will is accomplished even through the chief of sinners and the weakest of men.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
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Ann of Ava
by Ethel Hubbard, Illustrated by Margaret Ayer
2017 Reprint from Accelerated Christian Education
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in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Baker Atlas of Christian History
by Tim Dowley, Editor
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Beggars' Victory
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by Piet Prins
from Inheritance Publications
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by Sam Wellman
from Barbour Publishing
for 4th-8th grade
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by Rick Medlin
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Chapels and Meeting Houses
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Christianity Through the Centuries
by Earle E. Cairns
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for 8th-12th grade
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Church History
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 4th-10th grade
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$35.00 $24.50 (1 in stock)
Dayuma
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by Piet Prins
from Inheritance Publications
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by Catherine Swift
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Explorers, Missionaries, and Trappers
by Kieran Doherty
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Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation
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Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation - Greenleaf Guide
by Robert & Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
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For God and Country
by John Riddle
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$2.00 (1 in stock)
For the Heart of Holland
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by Piet Prins
from Inheritance Publications
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Frederick Douglass
Heroes of the Faith
by Rachael Phillips
from Barbour Publishing
for 4th-8th grade
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$2.00 (1 in stock)
From Bondage to Freedom
Emma Leslie Church History Series
by Emma Leslie
from Salem Ridge Press
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God's Adventurer
by Phyllis Thompson
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Hawk That Dare Not Hunt By Day
by Scott O'Dell
from Bob Jones University Press
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Heroes of the Faith
by Gene Fedele
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by Charles Ludwig
from Mott Media
Biography for 7th-9th grade
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$4.00 (2 in stock)
John Newton
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John Wesley
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by Sam Wellman
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by Basil Miller
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Kitty, My Rib
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Kregel Pictorial Guide to Church History Volume 2
by John D. Hannah
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Kregel Pictorial Guide to Church History Volume 3
by John D. Hannah
from Kregel Publications
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Kregel Pictorial Guide to Church History Volume 4
by John D. Hannah
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Kregel Pictorial Guide to Church History Volume 5
by John D. Hannah
from Kregel Publications
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Kregel Pictorial Guide to Church History Volume 6
by John D. Hannah
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for 8th-12th grade
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$11.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Lights in a Dark Place
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by Rebecca Davis
from Christian Focus Publications
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Living on the Devil's Doorstep
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by Floyd McClung
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Living Water in the Desert
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Luther
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Martin Luther
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Martin Luther
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Never Dies the Dream
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by David C. Thompson, MD
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Biography for 8th-10th grade
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
Out of the Mouth of the Lion
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by Emma Leslie
from Salem Ridge Press
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$10.00 (1 in stock)
Pearl Maiden
by H. Rider Haggard
from Christian Liberty Press
Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult
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Pigtail and Chopsticks Man
by Jim Cromarty
2010 Printing from Evangelical Press
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
Saints: Lives and Illuminations
by Ruth Sanderson
from William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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Sergeant York and the Great War
by Alvin C. York
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Servant of Slaves
by Grace Irwin
from Paideia Press
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$6.40 (1 in stock)
Shorter Life of D. L. Moody
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by A. P. Fitt
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Skipper of the Sentinel
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Spurgeon
by Ernest Bacon
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Stories of the Covenanters in Scotland for Young People
by Robert Pollok
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$20.00 (1 in stock)
Stories of the Hymns
by Glenn J. Rawson, Jean Tonioli, and Jason Tonioli
from Unknown Publisher
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$8.00 (1 in stock)
Story of Christianity
by Michael Collins, Matthew A. Price
from DK Publishing
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$18.00 (1 in stock)
Story of Christianity
by Michael Collins, Matthew A. Price
1st edition from DK Publishing
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$15.00 (3 in stock)
Story of Christianity
by Michael Collins, Matthew A. Price
from Tyndale House
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$18.00 (2 in stock)
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Sowers Series
by Charles Ludwig
from Mott Media
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$4.00 (3 in stock)
Taking the High Places
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by Jemimah Wright, Terry Snow
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Tales of Persia
by William Miller
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This Was John Calvin
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Through Gates of Splendor
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Through Gates of Splendor
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$7.50 (1 in stock)
Tortured for Christ
by Richard Wurmbrand
30th Anniversary from Living Sacrifice Book Co.
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$3.20 (1 in stock)
Totally Surrounded
by Christina Davis
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$12.74 $5.60 (1 in stock)
Treasury of Best-Loved Hymns
by Daniel A. Poling, illustrated by James Daugherty
from Pickwick Press
for 3rd-Adult
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$19.00 (1 in stock)
When the Morning Came
Struggle for Freedom Series #1
by Piet Prins
from Inheritance Publications
Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade
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$11.01 $5.60 (2 in stock)
William of Orange
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from Inheritance Publications
Biography for 5th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$10.16 $6.40 (1 in stock)
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