Project Gutenberg 2016-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 389 Kurtz, J. H. (Johann Heinrich) 1809 1890 Kurtz, Johann Heinrich Macpherson, John 1847 1902 Church History, Volume 1 (of 3) Produced by Jon Ingram, Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Church History, Volume 1 (of 3)" by J. H. Kurtz is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a comprehensive examination of the development of the Christian Church from its inception up to modern times. It covers various themes such as the founding of the church, its early struggles, doctrinal developments, and the influence of external cultural forces. The opening of the book presents the context and significant foundations for its exploration of church history, focusing on the idea and task of church history itself. It delineates the chronological structure the author will use to discuss the church's evolution, emphasizing the importance of categorizing information according to periods and departments of church life. Topics such as the early church's relationship with surrounding cultures, the establishment of church governance, and the development of Christian worship practices are introduced, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of centuries of ecclesiastical history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Church history BR Text Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 2008131 2025-07-20T14:04:36.603760 text/html 2042171 2024-10-23T00:11:53 text/html 935751 2025-07-20T14:04:59.974617 application/epub+zip 941039 2025-07-20T14:04:39.479738 application/epub+zip 859883 2025-07-20T14:04:38.021764 application/epub+zip 1436773 2025-07-20T14:05:14.268564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1347147 2025-07-20T14:04:58.782634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1265895 2022-09-23T12:41:32.501958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1752023 2025-07-20T14:04:33.510758 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1733332 2024-10-23T00:11:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16982 2025-07-20T14:05:14.456540 application/rdf+xml 11138 2025-07-20T14:04:38.267708 image/jpeg 2748 2025-07-20T14:04:38.147720 image/jpeg 767565 2025-07-20T14:04:36.731735 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia