This book explores the theological lessons to be learnt from 2000years of Christian Church history.
* An exploration of the theological lessons to be learnt from thedifficult history of the Christian churches over the past 2,000years
* Opens with an introductory essay on the whole of Churchhistory, making the book suitable for lay readers as well asstudents
* Combines historical, historiographical and theologicalanalysis
* Reunites the disciplines of theology and Church history
* Concludes that we can only ever perceive a facet ofChristianity given our historical and cultural conditioning
* Written by a distinguished Church historian.