Interpreting Christian History

Euan Cameron

Wiley, Apr 15, 2008 - Religion - 292 pages

This book explores the theological lessons to be learnt from 2000 years of Christian Church history.

An exploration of the theological lessons to be learnt from the difficult history of the Christian churches over the past 2,000 years

Opens with an introductory essay on the whole of Church history, making the book suitable for lay readers as well as students

Combines historical, historiographical and theological analysis

Reunites the disciplines of theology and Church history

Concludes that we can only ever perceive a facet of Christianity given our historical and cultural conditioning

Written by a distinguished Church historian.

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Review: Interpreting Christian History: The Challenge of the Churches' Past

User Review  - Christopher Smith - Goodreads

Euan Cameron's Interpreting Christian History: The Challenge of the Churches' Past is an exercise in theological history—not to be confused with historical theology. Cameron's goal is to craft a ...

Review: Interpreting Christian History: The Challenge of the Churches' Past

User Review  - Susetyo Priyojati - Goodreads

This book contains excellent analysis of the historical perspectives on the Christian Church throughout the ages. I like this book for several reasons. Main ideas and thinkers get brief introductions ...

About the author

Euan Cameron is Academic Dean and Henry Luce III Professor of Reformation Church History at Union Theological Seminary in New York; and Professor in the Department of Religion of Columbia University. He was previously Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. His recent publications include The European Reformation (1991), Early Modern Europe (1999), and Waldenses (Blackwell, 2000).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Interpreting Christian History
• Author: Euan Cameron
• Publisher: Wiley, 2008
• ISBN: 1405145412, 9781405145411
• Length: 292 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Church / History; Religion / History