Church History in Plain Language

by Bruce L. Shelley

Publisher:

Thomas Nelson

, 1995

Overview

It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain Language taps the roots of our Christian family tree. It combines authoritative research with a captivating style to bring our heritage home to us.

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Product Details

• Title: Church History in Plain Language
• Author: Bruce L. Shelley
• Edition: Updated 2nd ed.
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Print Publication Date: 1995
• Logos Release Date: 2002
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Church history › Popular works
• ISBNs: 9780718032258, 9781418502003
• Resource ID: LLS:6.10.45
• Resource Type: text.monograph.church-history
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T16:47:58Z

About Bruce L. Shelley

Dr. Bruce Shelley (1927-2010) was the senior professor of church history and historical theology at Denver Seminary. He joined the faculty in 1957. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and received a theological degree from Fuller Seminary. He also attended Columbia Bible College. Dr. Shelley has written or edited over twenty books, including Church History in Plain Language, All the Saints Adore Thee, The Gospel and the American Dream, Theology of Ordinary People, and The Consumer Church. He served on the editorial advisory board of Christian History and has published numerous articles for magazines and encyclopedias. He served as consulting editor for InterVarsity’s Dictionary of Christianity in America. He was a corresponding editor of Christianity Today and published articles in Encyclopedia Americana, Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, and New International Dictionary of the Christian Church.