Christian History in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic

Since the ascension of Jesus and the birth of the church with the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the followers of Christ have experienced persecution and martyrdom, established orthodoxy and orthopraxy, endured internal division and social upheavals, and sought to declare the good news "to the end of the earth." How can one possibly begin to grasp the complexity of the church's story? In this brief volume, part of IVP Academic's Seven Sentences series, church historian Jennifer Wo...