How the Reformation Happened22 reviews Hilaire Belloc T A N Books & Publishers, 1992 Broad brushed but to the point + A surprisingly undogmatic and broad minded treatment + Broad, thematic, and spot on! + Original and penetrating insights             The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision24 reviews Henry Kamen Yale University Press, 1999 superior + A BALANCED STUDY OF THIS PART OF SPAIN'S HISTORY + Immense detail uncovers a myth + Excellent history book             Philip II1 review Sheed & Ward, 1937 An excellent work Though a little old, this is a fine treatment not only of Philip II, but of most of the 16th century in Europe. It is meticulously researched and documented. The author appears to have been well ahead of his time in his rejection of the traditional English Whig interpretation of Philip and Spain ...             Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words18 reviews Rod Bennett Ignatius Press, 2002 Apostolic Tradition and Conversion to Roman Catholicism + Absolutely Wonderful! + What did they early church believe? + truth searching             Glory Of Christendom: History Of Christendom Vol 3 (History of Christendom Series ; Vol. III)3 reviews Warren H. Carroll Christendom Press, 2004 If you want Historical Truth, read this book + A masterpiece by a superb historian + Knights Templar View of History I read all three volumes back to back and I cannot wait for the forth volume to be released. This book is long, but worth the read. A must for any historian. Once you pick it up you cannot put it down. One of the best histories out there.             The Revolution Against Christendom: A History of Christendom, Vol. 5 (A History of Christendom)6 reviews Warren H. Carroll Christendom Press, 2006 The saga of Christendom reaches 1815 + Definitely worth reading + What's Wrong With the Previous Review, or "Mr. Tozer is Crazy" *The Revolution against Christendom* is the fifth installment of a series which began publication more than twenty years ago, in 1985. Comprising almost 3,000 pages of small print, not counting the superb annotated biographies and the indexes, the series has apparently reached here its penultimate ...             Founding Of Christendom: History Of Christendom Vol 1 (History of Christendom)19 reviews Warren H. Carroll Christendom Press, 2004 The anti-Davinci Code + Very irregular. 1st half: 5 stars; 2nd. 3 + The Indispensable Christian History Series + Qualified Recommendation             Our glorious popes2 reviews Catherine Goddard Clarke Loreto, 2000 Popes who fought for their Church + Great little known history When I first picked up this book, I just expected a brief history of each Pope. I was pleasantly surprised to find a clear and well-written account of the lives of the Popes who saved the Church during great times of crises. The introductory chapter recounts the problems facing the Church and ...             The Age of Martyrs: Christianity from Diocletian (284) to Constantine (337)6 reviews Abbot G. Ricciotti Tan Books & Publishers Inc., 1999 Witnesses to Christ, Martyrs for truth. + Disregard the first review below + Solid (but stolid) history + Another great book by Ricciotti + A welcome account of St. Constantine the Great             An Essay On Development Of Christian Doctrine (Notre Dame Series in the Great Books, No 4)8 reviews John Henry Newman University of Notre Dame Press, 1989 Theological Realism + To this day, the definitive work on the subject. + If Only the Church . . . . + An outstanding edition. . .             A History of the Church: The World in Which the Church Was Founded (History of the Church (Sheed & Ward)) Philip Hughes Sheed & Ward, 1999 This volume covers one of the most critical - and one of the most interesting - periods in the history of the Church. It is, from the beginning, a period of revolt - the revolts of thinkers and 'mystics', of princes and kings, of bishops and monks, of capitalist bourgeois and proletarian workers. It is the story of the Templars, of the 'Avignon captivity' and the Great Schism of the West, of the ...             Enthusiasm: A Chapter in the History of Religion : With Special Reference to the XVII and XVIII Centuries7 reviews Ronald Arbuthnott Knox University of Notre Dame Press, 1994 Desert Island Book + Knox - one of the greatest Christian writers of our time + Outstanding work of theological history + Enthusiastic about "Enthusiasm!"             The Fathers of the Church: An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers10 reviews Mike Aquilina Our Sunday Visitor, 1999 Good for its purpose + It does what it is supposed to do... + The Fathers + Faith of Our Fathers             Our Lady Of Guadalupe: And The Conquest Of Darkness10 reviews Warren H. Carroll Christendom Press, 2004 The Story of the Conversion of Mexico Comes Alive! + Simply one of the best history books ever + The history our antiglobalization punks don't want to hear + Very anti-PC             How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization92 reviews Thomas E. Woods Jr Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2005 What did the Roman (Catholics's) ever do for us? + Chapter 8 on economics needs to be completely revised + Underpinning Western Civilization You can't read this book without thinking of the famous Monty Python scene from Monty Python's Life Of Brian - The Immaculate Edition where the People's front of Judea inadvertently lists every improvement that the Roman have ever brought to their land. This would be a great modern description of ...             Building Of Christendom: History Of Christendom Vol 2 (A History of Christendom, Vol. 2)7 reviews Warren H. Carroll Christendom Press, 2004 Excellent introduction to this period of history + Terrific history of Christendom + Deeply flawed + "History as St Peter Would Write it"             Church History: A Complete History of the Catholic Church to the Present Day for High School, College and ...9 reviews John Joseph Laux Tan Books & Publishers, 1989 A Good Comprehensive Guide on Catholic Church History + Solid & faithful! + Absolutely Great! + Good Completre Basic History of the Catholic Church             Cleaving Of Christendom: History Of Christendom Vol 45 reviews Warren H. Carroll Christendom Press, 2004 Catholic history that reads like a novel + Good. And an even better suggestion... + Shipwreck of Civilization + A Catholic Perspective on the Reformation + We need to read both sides of "The Reformation"             Faith of the Early Fathers, Vol. 133 reviews William A. Jurgens Liturgical Press, 1970 Indispensible for anyone interested in early Christianity + Foundation for a strong Christian faith + Excellence reference of Catholic Doctrines + An indespensible source + Most thorough             The Church in the Dark Ages (Phoenix Press)4 reviews H. Daniel-Rops Phoenix Press, 2001 It takes a French historian to provide clear English! + Magnificent series, now sadly neglected + God is Dead? + One of the finest history books I have ever read