Church in Panorama

A Bird's Eye View of Church History

By: Stephen Gorham

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

What does the Feast of Pentecost, the Councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon, the Great Schism, the Invention of the Printing Press, the Azusa Street Revival and Vatican II all have in common? These are all pivotal turning points and by studying them one can get a better picture of the church's history. By looking at where the course of the history of the church changed, one can get more of a bird's eye view. In 2013, the author, Stephen Gorham, gave a two-part lecture series in which he gave an overview of the church's history in two hours. By giving such a broad sweeping overview, he hoped to give his listeners a better understanding of the church's history. Those two lectures now form this book which briefly covers twenty events from church history from Pentecost to the Formation of the Canon to the Ninety-Five Theses to Vatican II. Having a good understanding of where the church has come from is key to a well-rounded faith. Only by looking at where we have been can we start to get a picture of where we are heading.