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The kingdoms of men have their histories and so do Christians. While the stories of the kingdoms of men fade with their empires, these are the stories that have never faded because the Church of Jesus Christ continues to flourish in every corner of this world today. And, the gates of hell cannot prevail against it. These essential writings on church history give first hand accounts of the development of the Christian church in the Western world. This account is the true heritage of every Christian in the world and should be treasured as such.
To ignore church history in favor of other histories would be akin to despising our Christian heritage. Thus, this anthology includes the essential, must-read classics for every Christian student. The course begins with the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, the men who were discipled by the Apostles themselves. Also included in the study is Eusebius’ monumental work on the history of the Christian church from AD 30 to AD 325 (Books 1-8). Following this comes from Venerable Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English Church and Phillip Schaff’s classic material on the pre-reformation and reformation periods of the Western church.
The course materials will also provide the student with historical surveys that tie together key church historical events, personalities, revivals, and developments.
This textbook includes essential writings from the Apostolic Fathers, Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History (Books 1-8), Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Books 1-2), Philip Schaff’s History of the Christian Church (selections from Pre-Reformation and Reformation Periods, as well as summaries of each period from Church History.
基督教会历史经典选读
世上的国家和帝国都有自己的历史，基督的教会也有属于自己的历史传承。这套课程带领学生回到基督教历史的重要原始文献，认识从早期教会直到宗教改革时期，基督教会在西方世界的发展历程。
课程从**使徒教父（Apostolic Fathers）**的著作开始。这些早期基督徒领袖与使徒时代非常接近，他们的文字为我们了解初代教会的信仰与生活提供了重要的历史资料。
随后，学生将阅读多部重要的教会历史经典选段，包括：
- 使徒教父著作（Apostolic Fathers）
- **优西比乌（Eusebius）《教会史》**第 1–8 卷，涵盖约主后 30–325 年的早期教会历史
- **比德（Venerable Bede）《英吉利教会史》**第 1–2 卷
- **Philip Schaff《基督教会史》**中有关宗教改革前及宗教改革时期的重要选段
课程也提供历史综述，将不同年代的重要历史事件、教会人物、属灵复兴及教会发展串联起来，帮助学生建立较完整的教会历史脉络。
这套课程的特色是让学生不只是阅读后人编写的历史摘要，更有机会直接接触一些重要的基督教历史原始文献和经典著作，认识历代教会所经历的成长、挑战与改革。
透过教会历史的学习，学生可以更深入认识自己所承继的基督教信仰与历史传统，并看见基督教会如何从使徒时代延续至今。
