Anyone reading this book

[anderpow]

I am currently working my way through Church History In Plain Language Updated 2nd edition Is anyone else reading this so far it is a good book to me it's easy to read and keeps your interest:smile:

[sptheology]

I read the first edition of this book years ago and thought it was great then... haven't read the second edition even though I have it in my library!

Steve

[One Bad Pig]

I've read this, as well. I think it is rather well written. I don't recall that it covered much on the Orthodox Church, though. It would be interesting to read a history of the church from their POV.

[Tercel]

I am currently working my way through Church History In Plain Language Updated 2nd edition Is anyone else reading this so far it is a good book to me it's easy to read and keeps your interest:smile: I enjoyed this to begin with, but I got bogged down about 3 quarters of the way through. That could just be because I'm not interested so much in recent history.


One Bad Pig: Probably the most widely acclaimed history of the Orthodox Church is The Orthodox Church by Timothy/Kallistos Ware (1963). Most large libraries will probably have it. There are lengthy extracts from it online:
http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/history_timothy_ware_1.htm
http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/history_timothy_ware_2.htm

This lengthy article (http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article7053.asp) on Orthodox history has several reading suggestions at the end.