Download or read book A People's History of Christianity written by Denis R. Janz and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-volume edition contains careful selections and abridgements of the original content [of the seven-volume set] and covers the entire scope of church history. It provides a valuable overview of such topics as birth and death, marriage and family life, baptism rites, food power, heresy, and more. Students are both informed and inspired by seeing the importance of ordinary Christians in shaping Christianity across time.