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131 CHRISTIANS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
If you think history is boring, take about three minutes and scan through this book. These sketches have been put together by the editors of Christian History who have an impressive track record for making history come alive. Note the diversity: Menno Simons, a pacificist, and the Roman emperor Constantine, a general. Leaders of the Reformation-Luther, Calvin, Zwingli- and the Counter-Reformation-Ignatius, Loyla and Teresa of Avila.

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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PRESBYTERIANS

Smylie, James H.
Offers laity and clergy a thorough introduction to the history of Presbyterianism. Smylie reaches into the past and vividly recounts the story of a faithful people known as Presbyterians. All the major figures in the history of Presbyterianism such as John Calvin, Francis Makemie, and John Witherspoon are included, as well as a host of others. 

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CENTURY OF BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

Moorey, P.R.S.
This historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies...concentrates on the work of major excavators and scholars. It serves to illuminate the archaeology of the Holy Land. 

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CHURCH'S STORY-INTERACTIVE HISTORY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)

Catron, Janice E.; Dobson, David M.
Invites youth to explore the roots of our church and its faith in an exciting, teen-friendly style. They'll tour the early, medieval, Reformation- era, early American and contemporary Presbyterian churches. They'll also see how worship, beliefs, church government, social issues, and mission have changed in the church during these times. 

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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY-VOLUME 1

Latourette, Kenneth Scott
This book begins with the pre-Christian course of humankind and concludes with the geographic loss and internal lassitude, confusion and corruption of A.D. 1350-A.D. 1500. 


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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY-TAPE ONE
This tape contains three-parts of this six-part series. Part 1 covers 'The Early Church", from AD 65-the executions of Peter and Paul at Rome to AD 430-the death of St. Augustine in North Africa. Part 2 covers "The Quest for Order in Medieval Christendom", from 410 AD-Fall of Rome to 1483 AD-Birth of Martin Luther. Part 3 covers "The Reformation: Division and Renewal Between Medieval and Modern Times"-from AD 1483-Birth of Luther to 1564-Death of Calvin. There is a comprehensive leader's guide, a student workbook, and a complete script.

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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY-TAPE TWO
This is the second three-parts in this six-part series. Part 4 covers "The Age of Reason adn Piety: The Church in Early Modern Times", from AD 1543-Copernican Revolution, to AD 1738-Conversion of John Wesley. Part 5 covers "A City Set on a Hill: Christianity in the New World", from AD 1492-Columbus Discovers the New World, to AD 1770-Death of George Whitefield. Part 6 covers "Into All the World: Christian Movement in an Age of Uncertainty", from AD 1789-Fall of the Bastille, to AD 1989-Fall of the Berlin Wall. There is a comprehensive leader's guide, student workbook, and a complete script.

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JOHN CALVIN AND THE CHURCH

George, Timothy
A collection of essays on Calvin, touching on a variety of issues. Five parts: "Calvin in Context, Theology, Ecclesiology, Interpretation of Holy Scripture," and "Worship and Preaching." 

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JOURNAL OF PRESBYTERIAN HISTORY-VOLUME 81, NUMBER 1
This issue helps people become acquainted with this quarterly resource. It includes articles on Jonathan Edwards, the Presbyterian Awakening, Miami University, and St. Andrew's Presbytery's nongeographical parish during Mississippi's PCA realignment.

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LIBERTY HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: A HISTORY
This book was prepared for the 150th anniversary of Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church. It chronicles the life and witness of this church, through a changing culture and "neighborhood."

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PRESBYTERIANS IN THE SOUTH-VOLUME 1

Thompson, Ernest Trice
This volume covers the period from 1607 to 1861. The author takes the variegated threads of Presbyterian history and weaves them into a complete story of the denomination's early development in the New World. 

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PRESBYTERIANS IN THE SOUTH-VOLUME 2

Thompson, Ernest Trice
This volume covers the Civil War and Reconstruction eras (1861-1890). It begins in 1861 with the formation of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America and ends with the Woodrow case of the 1880's. 

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PRESBYTERIANS IN THE SOUTH-VOLUME 3

Thompson, Ernest Trice
This final volume carries the story from post-Reconstruction days to 1972 (1890-1972). It begins in 1890 with the effects of the "new" South on the growth of the church and ends with the threats of division. 

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PROBING THE REFORMED TRADITION

McKee, Elise Anne
This is a collection of essays shedding light on Reformed Christianity across five centuries of its historical development. 

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REFORMATION OVERVIEW-1

Moody, Marge
Tape 1 contains 30-minute sections on: John Wycliffe, Hus, and Martin Luther. These are dramatic presentations, well narrated. Series includes leader's guide, student work sheets, and bulletin inserts. 

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REFORMATION OVERVIEW-2

Moody, Marge
Tape 2 contains 30-minute sections on: Zwingli and Calvin (with a brief nod to John Knox), Anabaptists and Michael and Margaretha Sattler, and William Tyndale. Includes leader's guide, student worksheets, and bulletin inserts. 

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SO HELP ME GOD

McCollister, John
Using many direct quotations from the presidents and basing his vignettes on their speeches, letters, and actions, the author captures, in a dramatic form, the religious convictions of forty United States presidents. 

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THROUGH THE AGES

Thompson, Ernest Trice
This book traces the mission of the church from the inception of the definition of "church" to the 1960s. Each chapter is followed by a list of thoughtful questions, which encourage further study and discussion. 

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TOUCHDOWN JESUS
Moore, R. Laurence
This book is an intriguing narrative of the interplay between American religion and patterns of American culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Moore considers the ways nationalism, the separation of church and state, democratic pluralism, and the shifts in boundaries between secular and sacred practice have shaped American religion for the past two-hundred years.

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