by Tim Dowley (Author)
Completely revised, re-illustrated and enlarged this new edition of the reliable classic Lion Handbook of History of Christianity has new maps, study questions and many helpful aids to enhance you understanding of Christianity's past, present and future. Combining the accuracy and readability of the first edition of this highly acclaimed text, Dowley has enhanced the second edition with new contributions from Pheme Perkins on "The Thought-World of Early Christianity" and Richard Burridge on "Jesus and the Gospels" as well as updated and revised contributions from Ward Gasque, Richard Pierard, John H. Y. Briggs, and more. With many new photographs, illustrations, maps, charts, and timelines, the inviting new full colour format tells the dramatic, intriguing, and often surprising story of Christians in their 2000-year journey to the present day.
Author Biography
Dr Tim Dowley is a historian and a prolific author and editor of Bible resources for adults and children. He has also written popular biographies of J.S. Bach and Robert Schumann. He lives with his wife and three children in Dulwich, south London.