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Christian Church History Books

Books selected for readers looking for christian church history books.

28 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·88% reader overlap with Christian Theology History Books

1. Bullies and Saints
Zondervan, John Dickson
Fits this list for its focus on christian and church.
Shelf signal: Christian Apologetics
2. Story of Christianity: Volume 1, the
Justo L. Gonzalez, Justo L. González
Fits this list for its focus on christian and church.
Shelf signal: Church History
3. The Lost History of Christianity
Philip Jenkins
Fits this list for its focus on christian and church.
Shelf signal: Church History
4. Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition
Bruce Shelley, Marshall Shelley
Fits this list for its focus on church and history.
Shelf signal: Church History
5. Dominion
Tom Holland
Fits this list for its focus on christian.
Shelf signal: Western European History
6. Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology
Andrew Louth
Fits this list for its focus on christian and church.
Shelf signal: History of Christian Thought
7. Christianity
David Chidester
Fits this list for its focus on christian and church.
Shelf signal: Church History
8. Early North African Christianity
David L. Eastman
Fits this list for its focus on christian and church.
Shelf signal: North African History
9. Rebel in the Ranks
Brad S. Gregory
Fits this list for its focus on christian and church.
Shelf signal: 16th-Century History
10. Heretic
Catherine Nixey
Fits this list for its focus on history.
Shelf signal: Church History
11. Atlas of Christian History
Tim Dowley
Fits this list for its focus on christian and history.
Shelf signal: Biblical Atlases
12. The Complete Conflict of the Ages
Ellen Gould White
Fits this list for its focus on christian and church.
Shelf signal: Prophecy & Biblical Themes
13. A Secret History of Christianity
Mark Vernon
Fits this list for its focus on history.
Shelf signal: Religion in Literature
14. Twelve Churches
Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie, Fergus Butler-Gallie
Fits this list for its focus on history.
Shelf signal: Pilgrimage & Sacred Travel
15. The Myth of Persecution
Candida Moss, Candida R. Moss
Fits this list for its focus on christian and church.
Shelf signal: Church History
16. White Too Long
Robert P. Jones, Holter Graham
Fits this list for its focus on history.
Shelf signal: Christian Social Issues
17. Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes
E. Randolph Richards, Brandon J. O'Brien
Included for strong biblical alignment with this christian church history list.
Shelf signal: Bible Criticism & Interpretation
18. Re-claiming the Bible for a Non-religious World
John Shelby Spong
Fits this list for its focus on history.
Shelf signal: History of Christian Thought
19. Ethiopian Christianity
Philip F. Esler
Fits this list for its focus on church and history.
Shelf signal: Church History
20. Reading Scripture With the Reformers
Timothy George
Fits this list for its focus on church.
Shelf signal: Church History
21. God's Secretaries
Adam Nicolson
Fits this list for its focus on history.
Shelf signal: Stuart Britain (1603-1714)
22. Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity
David A. deSilva
Included for strong family alignment with this christian church history list.
Shelf signal: Church History
23. Misquoting Jesus
Bart D. Ehrman
Included for strong bible alignment with this christian church history list.
Shelf signal: New Testament Studies
24. Forged
Bart D. Ehrman, Walter Dixon
Included for strong ancient alignment with this christian church history list.
Shelf signal: Church History