When I was in North Carolina, I picked up a new book called A People's History of Christianity. I finished it off this morning. Unlike the typical History of Christianity that chronicles the ups and downs and facts and figures of Christian history, this book looks at how people actually lived their Christianity in their daily lives at the various times in History. Its filled with stories of everyday people who tried to live as Christians in the world in which they found themselves. Having studied church history on several occasions, this was a welcome change. It was enjoyable, insightful, and thought-provoking. That being said, it did clearly (and at times too forcefully) come from a theological perspective that is much different than my own (and that of 90% of Christians around the world).
Blessings, David
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