Church History

by: Robert J. Sargent

A detailed study of the history of the Baptists from the time of Christ and the apostles to the present day — set against the backdrop of a general ecclesiastical history. Newly revised, with additional information into the early-21st century.

VOLUME ONE: From the days of the apostles to the end of the Dark Ages

  • An Introduction to Church History
  • Christianity in the First Century
  • Christianity in the Second Century
  • Christianity in the Third Century
  • Christianity in the Fourth Century
  • Christianity in the Fifth Century
  • Christianity in the Sixth Century
  • The Growth of the Papacy
  • Light in the Gloom: The Paulicians
  • The Golden Years of the Papacy
  • Medieval Baptist Churches and Groups
  • The Decline of the Papacy
  • The Anabaptists

2014 revised edition
246 pages
8½" x 11" spiral bound

VOLUME TWO: From the Protestant Reformation to the Present Day

  • The Protestant Reformation (Part One) — in Europe
  • The Protestant Reformation (Part Two) — in Great Britain
  • The Counter-Reformation
  • The Development of Protestantism
  • Roman Catholicism in the 17th & 19th Centuries
  • A General Church History in North America
  • Baptist History in North America
  • The Baptist Union in Great Britain
  • The Ecumenical Movement
  • Baptists in the 21st Century
  • National Church Histories (Australasia)

2014 revised edition
325 pages
8½" x 11" spiral bound

Both volumes available in .pdf format as an internet download or read-only eBook