Christian History

Are you interested in Christian history or church history?  If so, welcome to this "Christian history" and "church history" section of this Bible study and Bible commentary web site.  The following files offer a wide variety of information on "church history."

Did Jesus really live? (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

Why Jesus came to the earth when He did

The church established by Jesus Christ (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

The Roman persecution of Christians

Examples of Christian persecution (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

Early Christian apologists

Constantine: Who was Constantine? (This is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

Key ecumenical councils

Islam: How did the religion of Islam evolve?  (This is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

How the Catholic church came to have a pope (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

An overview of the Catholic church (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

Things that helped the papacy (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

The crusades and the papacy in the Middle Ages (this is a PowerPoint file)

Attempts to reform the church (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

Religious reformation in Europe (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

Martin Luther and the German Reformation (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

Church history: The Swiss Reformation (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

Catholicism: An overview of Catholic history (this is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)

What about uninspired Bible books? (This is a PowerPoint file by Gary Hampton)