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Originally Posted by Matthias  I am looking for suggestions on good books on the history of Christianity.
I recently picked one up called "A History of Christianity" By Kenneth Scott Latourette at a used bookstore and it looked like it was going to be a good read, but after the first few chapters I am not quite sure what to make of it. Is anyone familiar with it?
Thanks for any help | It was my seminary text, excellent scholarship, but is one of the most boring texts to read. Perfect example of an excellent scholar whose style of reporting leaves much to be desired. But someone may differ from my experience with this text.
DTK
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