The Church in History

B. K. Kuiper

Jun 1988 · Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

About this ebook

A standard survey of the history of the Christian church from A.D. 33 to modern times, The Church in History by B. K. Kuiper has long been the textbook of choice for many secondary schools and Bible institutes, having sold well over 150,000 copies since first published more than a half century ago. Detailed and fact-filled yet balanced and readable, this volume offers a panoramic view of the church's growth worldwide throughout the past 2,000 years, including a comprehensive section on the church in the United States and Canada. With close to 300 photographs, maps, and timelines throughout and thought-provoking study questions at the end of each chapter, The Church in History is an excellent introductory resource for students or for anyone wanting to better understand the history of the church.

Ratings and reviews

3/4 of this book is amazing! It was awesome to get a perfect balance of in depth history into the church. I dont mind the reformed Bias towards the end of the book, but what I dont seem to understand is why the book completely skips from 1600-1900? He skims over the American Revolution and the Industrial age. It is almost as if he got tired of writing the book. He spent a huge portion on the middle ages, but once it got to 1700s, it just ends and skips to 1900s. Also, I am very confused on how this book says events that take place in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s? The Author B.K Kupier died in 1961. Who is adding information into this book that was not there? If you want to know the early church and the medieval church, I highly recommend this book. But Calvin comes on the scene, it practically ends. The last part of this book almost felt as if an entirely different person began writing.

Excellent. It is not just church history, it is world history and written very well.

Easy read n informative.

About the author

B. K. Kuiper (1877-1961) was a history professor at Calvin College who studied Dutch Calvinist church history and the Protestant Reformation.