History Christian Church

In this history the writer has endeavored to treat the vast field of the story of the church so as to make evident, as far as he is able, the drciunstances of its origin, its early development, the changes which led to the Reformation, as well as the course of that tremendous upheaval, and those influences which have resulted in the present situation and tendencies of the life of the church. As far as space would permit he has directed attention to the growth of doctrine and the modification of Christian thought. He bunder obligation to many who have labored in this field before him, but he would express special indebtedness toP rofessor Friedrich Loofs, of Halle, whose Leitfaden zum Shidium der Dogmmgeackichte has been specially helpful in the treatment of Christian thought; and toP rofessor Gustav Kruger, of Giessen, and his associates, whose Handbvch derK irehengesckichte is a mine of recent bibliographical inforrna tion WiLUBTON Walker.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org