Short History of the Christian Church: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Short History of the Christian Church, credited to John Fletcher Hurst, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Short History of the Christian Church by John Fletcher Hurst. Read in English by TriciaG "The present work has as its basis the series of five Short Histories by the same author, which appeared in the following order: The Reformation, 1884; The Early Church, 1886; The Medieval Church, 1887; The Modern Church in Europe, 1888; and The Church in the United States, 1890. The five volumes form a connected History of the Church nearly down to the present time." (from the preface) John Fletcher Hurst was an American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He wrote the 5 histories as Chautauqua textbooks. The audio files are in the following order: Part 1: The Early Church (A.D. 30-750) Part 2: The Medieval Church (A.D. 750-1517) Part 3: The Reformation (A.D. 1517-1545) Part 4: The Modern Church in Europe (A.D. 1558-1892) Part 5: The Church in the United States (A.D. 1492-1892)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Short History of the Christian Church
• Author credits: John Fletcher Hurst
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 182
• Listed recording duration: 26:30:34

Catalogue topics

• history
• church history
• christian history

Opening tracks: first 24 of 182

1. 000 - Preface — 4:41
2. 001 - 1.1 The Church and Its History — 7:43
3. 002 - 1.2 The Scene of the Labors of the Apostles — 8:07
4. 003 - 1.3 The Greek and Roman Conditions — 12:22
5. 004 - 1.4 The Attitude of Judaism towards Christianity — 7:51
6. 005 - 1.5 The Period of Universal Persecution — 7:47
7. 006 - 1.6 Christian Worship — 4:23
8. 007 - 1.7 The Life of Christians — 4:26
9. 008 - 1.8 Ecclesiastical Organization — 4:02
10. 009 - 1.9 Ebionism and Gnosticism — 11:13
11. 010 - 1.10 The Pagan Literary Attack — 7:35
12. 011 - 1.11 The Christian Defenders — 8:04
13. 012 - 1.12 The Christian Schools — 6:16
14. 013 - 1.13 Liberation under Constantine — 6:47
15. 014 - 1.14 Reaction under Julian — 7:37
16. 015 - 1.15 The Montanistic Reform — 5:58
17. 016 - 1.16 Controversies on Christ — 6:52
18. 017 - 1.17 The Later Controversies — 14:07
19. 018 - 1.18 Ecclesiastical Schisms — 6:53
20. 019 - 1.19 The Scriptures and Tradition — 9:07
21. 020 - 1.20 Apocryphal Writings — 5:57
22. 021 - 1.21 Theology During the Early Period — 17:12
23. 022 - 1.22 Ecclesiastical Government and the Roman Primacy — 14:44
24. 023 - 1.23 Sacred Seasons and Public Worship — 8:41

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