A People's History of Christianity, Vol 1: From the Early Church to the Reformation

On its release, the seven volume A People's History of Christianity was lauded for its commitment to raising awareness of the ways in which ordinary Christians have lived throughout more than twenty centuries of Christian History.

Now,the essential material from that important project is available for classroom use.Each volume contains careful selections and abridgements of the original content organized to fit ideally into a two semester course in Christian history. It provides a valuable overview on such topics as birth and death, baptism rites, food, power, heresy, and more. Students are both informed and inspired by seeing the importance of ordinary Christians in shaping Christianity across time.

• Byzantine Christianity: A Very Brief History
• Julian of Norwich: A Very Brief History
• Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years
• Medieval Christianity: A New History
• Preaching Without Notes
• Ways of the Word: Learning to Preach for Your Time and Place
• What Not to Say: Avoiding the Common Mistakes That Can Sink Your Sermon
• Preaching for Special Services
• Holding Your Family Together: 5 Simple Steps to Help Bring Your Family Closer to God and Each Other
• Jesus and the Disinherited