The History of the Christian Church, From the Birth of Christ to the Eighteenth Century, Including the Very Interesting Account of the Waldenses and Albigenses (2 vols.)
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Overview
William Jones’ The History of the Christian Church is a unique historical tome filled with the kinds of details other histories pass over. For the scholar or student who is interested in the facts as well as the anecdotes that accompany a significant era of church history, this work with be very valuable.
Volume one traces the general history of the Christian Church from the time of the apostles to the twelfth century. Jones includes helpful chronological tables illustrating the succession of popes, emperors, kings, and princes by century. Volume two focuses on the history of the Waldenses and Albigenses from the time of Peter Waldo, AD 1160, through the days of Wycliffe in the fourteenth century, and up to the end of the seventeenth century. It also contains an 80-page appendix of letters from Waldensian clergy members.
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Key Features
- Focuses on the history of the Waldenses and Albigenses
- Illustrates the succession of popes, emperors, kings, and princes by century
- Includes helpful chronological tables
Praise for the Print Edition
The work before us, contains a great variety of curious and highly interesting particulars. The author states facts correctly, without the slightest attempt to misrepresent. Various well written episodes add greatly to the value of the work, which is enlivened by a number of very interesting anecdotes.
—Monthly Review
Product Details
- Title: The History of the Christian Church, From the Birth of Christ to the Eighteenth Century, Including the Very Interesting Account of the Waldenses and Albigenses
- Volumes: 2
- Pages: 1044
About William Jones
William Jones (1762–1846) founded the Theological Repository in 1800 and The Christian Advocate in 1809, and served as an editor for The New Evangelical Magazine from 1815–1824. He authored numerous works, including A Dictionary of Religious Opinions, The Biblical Cyclopaedia, Lectures on the Apocalypse, The History of Modern Europe, and The Works of Mr. Archibald M’Lean: With a Memoir of His Life, Ministry, and Writings.