Church History Resources - Adult

 

Church History:

• Church History: An Essential Guide; Justo L. Gonzalez, Abingdon Press 
• The Handbook of Denominations in America; Frank Mead, Revised by Samuel Hill; Abingdon Press 
• A Global History of Christians; Paul R. Spickard and Kevin M. Cragg; Baker Books 
• Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity; Mark A. Noll; Baker Books
• Church History Magazine; Christianity Today 
• A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada; Mark A. Knoll; Eerdmans Publishing
• The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation; Justo L. Gonzalez; Harper Press
• The Story of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present Day; Justo L. Gonzalez; Harper Press 
• Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; F. L. Cross; Oxford University Press   
• Pilgrims in Their Own Land; Martin Marty; Penguin Group 
• From Our Christian Heritage: Hundreds of Ways to Add Christian History to Teaching, Preaching, and Writing; edited by C. Douglas Weaver; Smyth & Helwys
• Word of God Across the Ages: Using Christian History in Preaching; Bill Leonard; Smyth & Helwys

Baptist History:

• A How-To Manual for Your Church’s History An Introduction to Baptists; Charles W. Deweese; Baptist History and Heritage Society
• An Introduction to Baptist Principles; Bill Leonard; Baptist History and Heritage Society
• A Short History of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Movement; Pamela R. Durso; Baptist History and Heritage Society 
• Baptist Theology: A Really Short Version; Fisher Humphreys; Baptist History and Heritage Society 
• Issues Testing Baptist Polity; William Pinson; Baptist History and Heritage Society 
• Religious Liberty and Church-State Separation; J. Brent Walker; Baptist History and Heritage Society 
• The Meaning of the Baptist Experience; William E. Hull; Baptist History and Heritage Society 
• The Story of Baptists in the United States; Pamela R. Durso and Keith E. Durso; Baptist History and Heritage Society 
• Who Interprets the Bible for Baptists; E. Glenn Hinson; Baptist History and Heritage Society 
• Women’s Place in Baptist Life; Carolyn D. Blevins; Baptist History and Heritage Society 
• Has Our Theology Changed?; Paul Basden; Broadman & Holman 
• The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness; Leon McBeth; Broadman & Holman  
• Baptists in America; Bill J. Leonard; Columbia University Press 
• God’s Last and Only Hope; Bill Leonard; Eerdmans
• Baptists Ways; Bill Leonard; Judson Press
• Down by the Riverside: A Brief History of Baptist Faith; Everett C. Goodwin; Judson Press 
• We are Baptists series; Judson Press
• The Baptist River: Essays on Many Tributaries of a Diverse Tradition; edited by W. Glenn Jonas, Jr.; Mercer Press 
• Being Baptist; Eileen Campbell-Reed; Smyth & Helwys
• Dictionary of Baptists in America; Bill Leonard; Smyth & Helwys 
• Not a Silent People; Walter B. Shurden; Smyth & Helwys
• Our Baptist Tradition; William Powell Tuck; Smyth & Helwys 
• Proclaiming the Baptist Vision: The Bible; edited by Walter B. Shurden; Smyth & Helwys
• Proclaiming the Baptist Vision: The Priesthood of All Believers; edited by Walter B. Shurden; Smyth & Helwys
• Proclaiming the Baptist Vision: The Church; edited by Walter B. Shurden; Smyth & Helwys 
• Proclaiming the Baptist Vision: Religious Liberty; edited by Walter B. Shurden; Smyth & Helwys
• Proclaiming the Baptist Vision: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper; edited by Walter B. Shurden; Smyth & Helwys
• The Baptist Identity: Four Fragile Freedoms; Walter B. Shurden; Smyth & Helwys 
• The Trophy of Baptists: Words to Celebrate Religious Liberty; edited by J. Brent Walker; Smyth & Helwys 
• Why I Am a Baptist: Reflections on Being Baptist the 21st Century; edited by Cecil P. Staton, Jr.; Smyth & Helwys