Text-books on Church History
- I.—Protestant:
- 1.—Allen, Outlines of Christian History. Bost., 1885. 3 vols.
- 2.—Blackburn, History of the Christian Church. Cin., 1879. (Presb.).
- 3.—Butler, An Ecclesiastical History. Phil., 1868-72. 2 vols.
- 4.—Fisher, History of the Christian Church. N. Y., 1887.
- 5.—Foulkes, A Manual of Ecclesiastical History. Oxf., 1851.
- 6.—Gieseler, A Text-Book of Church History. N. Y., 1868-79. 5 vols.
- 7.—Green. Handbook of Church History. N. Y., 1904.
- 8.—Guericke, A Manual of Church History (to 1073). And., 1872. 2 vols.
- 9.—Hardwick, A History of the Christian Church. Lond., 1861-65. 2 vols.
- 10.—Hase, A History of the Christian Church. N. Y., 1870.
- 11.—Hurst, A History of the Christian Church. N. Y., 1897. 2 vols.
- 12.—Jennings, A Manual of Church History. N. Y., 1887-8. 2 vols.
- 13.—Knight, A Concise History of the Church. Lond., 1888.
- 14.—Kurtz, Church History. N. Y., 1888. 3 vols.
- 15.—Moeller, History of the Christian Church. Lond., 1902. 3 vols.
- 16.—Moncrief, A Short History of the Christian Church. Chicago and N. Y., 1902.
- 17.—Mosheim, Institutes of Ecclesiastical History. Last ed., Bost., 1902. 3 vols.
- 18.—Newman, A Manual of Church History. Phil., 1902-3. 2 vols.
- 19.—Schaff, History of the Christian Church. N. Y., 1884-92.
7 vols.
- Vol. v., by D. S. Schaff, N. Y., 1908.
- 20.—Smith, The Student's Manual of Ecclesiastical History. N. Y., 1879.
- 21.—Schubert, Outlines of Church History. Lond., 1907.
- 22.—Sohm, Outlines of Church History. Lond., 1895.
- 23.—Waddington, A History of the Church. Lond., 1835. 3 vols.
- 24.—Zenos, Compendium of Church History. Phil., 1900.
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II.—Catholic:
- 1.—Alzog, A Manual of Universal Church History. Lond., 1888-90. 3 vols.
- 2.—Birkheuser, History of the Catholic Church from its First Establishment to our own Times. 7th ed., 1905.
- 3.—Brueck, History of the Catholic Church. N. Y., 1886.
- 4.—Döllinger, Manual of Church History. Lond., 1840-42. 4 vols.
- 5.—Gilmartin, Manual of Church History. Lond., 1890-2. 2 vols.
It is a matter of deep regret that such excellent books by Catholic writers like Hergenröther, Kraus, Möhler, Funk, etc., have not yet been translated into English.
Sources
- 1.—Adams, C. K., A Manual of Historical Literature. N. Y., 1888.
- 2.—Cave, A., Introduction to Theology. Edinb., 1886.
- 3.—Crooks, G. R., and Hurst, J. F., Literature of Theology. N. Y., 1896. Pt. iii.
- 4.—Darling, J., Cyclopædia Bibliographica. 3 vols. Lond., 1854-9.
- 5.—Donaldson, J., A Critical History of Christian Literature. 3 vols. Lond., 1864-6.
- 6.—Dowling, J. G., An Introduction to the Critical Study of Ecclesiastical History. London, 1832.
- 7.—Fisher, J. A., A Select Bibliography of Ecclesiastical History. Bost., 1885.
- 8.—Fortescue, G. K., Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years 1881-1900. 3 vols. 1902-1904.
- 9.—Hurst, J. F., Literature of Theology. N. Y., 1896. Pt. iii., p. 186.
- 10.—Kruger, G., History of Early Christian Literature in the First Three Centuries. N. Y., 1897.
- 11.—Malcom, H., Theological Index. Phil., 1870.
- 12.—Poole, W. F., Index to Periodical Literature (1802 to date).
- 13.—Schaff, P., Theological Propædeutics. N. Y., 1893.
- 14.—Sonnenschein, W. S., The Best Books. Lond., 1896.
- 15.—Tibbals, C. F., Thesaurus of the Best Theological, Historical, and Biographical Literature. N. Y., 1891.
FOOTNOTES:
[15:1] Extracts in Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History and in Ante-Nic. Ch. Fathers (Chr. Lit. ed.), viii., 762.