Apostolic Church, Early Church, Constantine, Early Middle Ages, High Middle Ages, Reformation, Counter Reformation, Catholic Church, Church History, Industrial Age, Modern Age 

Originally issued in German in ten volumes (as Handbuch der Kirchengeschichte ), and in English from 1965 to 1981, this landmark work by eminent Roman Catholic scholars was then highly praised as a benchmark achievement. Monumental in scope, the three-volume version has been abridged with minimal text reduction and elimination of the original's extensive footnotes, indexes, and bibliographies. The narrative is compact, readable, and ecumenical in tone; chapter headings should provide adequate subject access for general usage in the absence of indexing. Editor Jedin (d.1980), a respected University of Bonn professor and Vatican II peritus , was better known in Europe and Latin America than in English-speaking countries. Maintaining good rapport with Protestant scholars, he viewed the sweep of church history as the history of salvation. This unique and standard set is now within the reach of parishes, schools, and the libraries of an educated public. Highly recommended.
- Anna Donnelly, St. John's Univ. Lib., New York
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. 

Volume I: From the Apostolic Community to Constantine
Volume II: The Imperial Church from Constantine to the Early Middle Ages
Volume III: The Church in the Age of Feudalism
Volume IV: From the High Middle Ages to the Eve of the Reformation
Volume V: Reformation and Counter Reformation
Volume VI: The Church in the Age of Absolutism and Englightenment
Volume VII: The Church between Revoloution and Restoration
Volume VIII: The Church in the Age of Liberalism
Volume IX: The Church in the Industrial Age
Volume X: The Church in the Modern Age