Short History of the Christian Church
by John Fletcher HURST (1834 - 1903)
"The present work has as its basis the series of five Short Histories by the same author, which appeared in the following order: The Reformation, 1884; The Early Church, 1886; The Medieval Church, 1887; The Modern Church in Europe, 1888; and The Church in the United States, 1890. The five volumes form a connected History of the Church nearly down to the present time." (from the preface) John Fletcher Hurst was an American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He wrote the 5 histories as Chautauqua textbooks. The audio files are in the following order:Part 1: The Early Church (A.D. 30-750)Part 2: The Medieval Church (A.D. 750-1517)Part 3: The Reformation (A.D. 1517-1545)Part 4: The Modern Church in Europe (A.D. 1558-1892)Part 5: The Church in the United States (A.D. 1492-1892)
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Short History of the Christian Church:
5.1.18 The Influence of the Puritans ,
5.1.19 The Episcopal Defection in Connecticut ,
5.2.1 The Church at the Founding of the Republic ,
5.2.10 The Presbyterian Church ,
5.2.11 The Lutheran Church ,
5.2.12 American Methodism ,
5.2.13 The Roman Catholic Church ,
5.2.14 The Unitarian Church ,
5.2.15 The Universalist Church ,
5.2.16 The Moravian Church ,
5.2.17 Alexander Campbell and the Disciples of Christ ,
5.2.18 The Quakers ,
5.2.19 Other Denominations ,
5.2.2 The Separation of Church and State ,
5.2.20 The Transcendentalists ,
5.2.21 Communistic Churches ,
5.2.22 The Mormons ,
5.2.23 The Antislavery Reform ,
5.2.24 The Temperance Reform ,
5.2.25 Philanthropy and Christian Union ,
5.2.26 Missions ,
5.2.27 The Sunday-School ,
5.2.28 Christian Literature ,
5.2.29 The American Pulpit ,
5.2.3 The French Infidelity ,
5.2.30 Theology of the American Church ,
5.2.31 Theological Scholarship ,
5.2.4 Revival at the Beginning of the Century ,
5.2.5 Expansion in the South and West ,
5.2.6 The Protestant Episcopal Church ,
5.2.7 The Congregational Church ,
5.2.8 The Reformed Churches ,
5.2.9 The Baptist Church