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The Christians is the history of Christianity, told chronologically, epoch by epoch, century by century, beginning at Pentecost and concluding with Christians as we find ourselves in the twenty-first century. It will consist of approximately twelve volumes, produced over a 10-year period at the beginning of the third Christian millennium. It is written and edited by Christians for Christians of all denominations. Its purpose is to tell the story of the Christian family, so that we may be knowledgeable of our origins, may well know and wisely profit from the experiences of our past both good and bad, and may find strength and inspiration to face the challenges of our era from the magnificent examples set for us by those who went before. - Back cover.

The Christians is the history of Christianity, told chronologically, epoch by epoch, century by century, beginning at Pentecost and concluding with Christians as we find ourselves in the twenty-first century. It will consist of approximately twelve volumes, produced over a 10-year period at the beginning of the third Christian millennium. It is written and edited by Christians for Christians of all denominations. Its purpose is to tell the story of the Christian family, so that we may be knowledgeable of our origins, may well know and wisely profit from the experiences of our past both good and bad, and may find strength and inspiration to face the challenges of our era from the magnificent examples set for us by those who went before. - Back cover.

The Christians is the history of Christianity, told chronologically, epoch by epoch, century by century, beginning at Pentecost and concluding with Christians as we find ourselves in the twenty-first century. It will consist of approximately twelve volumes, produced over a 10-year period at the beginning of the third Christian millennium. It is written and edited by Christians for Christians of all denominations. Its purpose is to tell the story of the Christian family, so that we may be knowledgeable of our origins, may well know and wisely profit from the experiences of our past both good and bad, and may find strength and inspiration to face the challenges of our era from the magnificent examples set for us by those who went before. - Back cover.

A history of Christianity from 1100 to 1300 A.D., with a focus on the Crusades.

The Christians is the history of Christianity, told chronologically, epoch by epoch, century by century, beginning at Pentecost and concluding with Christians as we find ourselves in the twenty-first century. It will consist of approximately twelve volumes, produced over a 10-year period at the beginning of the third Christian millennium. It is written and edited by Christians for Christians of all denominations. Its purpose is to tell the story of the Christian family, so that we may be knowledgeable of our origins, may well know and wisely profit from the experiences of our past both good and bad, and may find strength and inspiration to face the challenges of our era from the magnificent examples set for us by those who went before. - Back cover.

Leonardo da Vinci's famous tempura mural was completed in 1498 for the wall of the refectory in the Dominican convent in Milan. It depicts the moment, narrated in the Gospel of John, when Christ tells his apostles that one of them will betray him. It is notable both for its use of perspective and for the very human reactions seen in the facial expressions and body language of the apostles.

Battle of the Milvian Bridge.

The greatest of the century's giants, many would agree, were undeniably the three shown on the cover: Luther, Loyola, and Calvin. But there were lesser giants, no less important to the events of the 1500s, including (from left to right) emperor Charles V, who fought to unite Catholic and Protestant Christians against the descending armies of Islam; Philipp Melanchthon, who became Martin Luther's indispensable aide and successor; Francis Xavier, who brought Christianity to the great empires of the East; John Knox, who took Calvinism to Scotland and founded what would become the Presbyterian Church; Pope Paul III, who against every conceivable obstacle forced into being the Council of Trent, which defined the theological foundation of the Catholic church for the oncoming modern era; William the Silent, who launched and led the war that would produce the amazing Dutch Republic; Don Juan of Austria, whose naval victory at Lepanto blocked the Islamic advance into Europe through the Mediterranean; and Queen Elizabeth I of England, whose compromise religious policies prevented in her realm such bloody warfare as shattered the Netherlands and France in her own time, and would largely destroy Germany in the ensuing century. Giants all, they and many more as well will be encountered in the pages that follow.