{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-christianity-9780802833822","title":"A Short History of Christianity","description":"Worshiped by 2 billion Christians worldwide, Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous human being ever. Yet grasping the vast story of his followers over the last 2,000 years can be a dizzying, difficult task. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e Stephen Tomkins takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening journey through the key stages of Christian development, covering the people, the events, the movements, and the controversies of the church. Tomkins deals with the well-known (Augustine, Martin Luther), the unique (Simeon Stylites, the people's crusade, the Muggletonians), and the recent (Karl Barth, John Paul II, the Toronto blessing). His penetrating, energetic \u003ci\u003eShort History of Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to delight and inform a broad range of readers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTomkins, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Stephen Tomkins is an experienced journalist who holds aPh.D. in church history from London School of Theology andis a contributing editor to the online humor magazineShip of Fools. He is also the author of Paul andHis World.","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625764655378,"sku":"9780802833822","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_64f6b99e-922e-4601-aa93-9dfb19693961.jpg?v=1746627194","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-christianity-9780802833822","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}