As the title indicates, this
is only a 101 course. It doesn't pretend to be anything more
than an "introduction." In nine short chapters, Ramsey
manages to touch on most of the important eras and individuals
who left their marks on the church and the world, from the
first century to the present day.
Search the pages and you will find Augustine, Luther, Calvin,
Zwingli, Jonathan Edwards and a host of others whose ministries
left indelible imprints on the life of the church. And in
spite of the book's brevity, the author has included a number
of interesting tidbits not usually found in other, more complete
histories: You didn't know, did you, that Santa Claus was
a delegate to the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325? Yes — St.
Nicholas himself was involved in the theological battle that
determined that the church would be Trinitarian in nature. |
