This is a list of great resources for studying the Christian Church from 1914 AD – Present. This list is designed to coordinate with Cobblestone Path Church History Research Journal ~ The Postmodern Age, but can also be used by students just to study the history of the Church. For more great resources chronologically throughout the history of the Church, check here.
Cobblestone Path Church History Research Journals are designed to help middle school and high school students develop a solid understanding of Christian history one “age” at a time. They will also help young adults develop and strengthen skills in pre-writing (notetaking and organization), handwriting, reading comprehension, and research. While much of the research for the journals will be done using the internet, you’ll want to have a good Christian history overview text (or two) and you may wish to supply your students with some great biographies or literature pertaining to the time period.
Following is a list of recommended resources and suggested supplements. Because I know many of you have younger children as well, I will also recommend some great books from The Postmodern Age as well. You can include them in your Church history studies with a few well-chosen read-alouds. No notebooking or research required!
Cobblestone Path ~ The Postmodern Age
Each journal covers a period of time (or “age”) in Church History. There’s no clear agreement on the divisions of Church ages, so I have divided these ages thematically and have tried to name them appropriately. Cobblestone Path is designed to look at the major aspects of each age from a global view. Students will find people and movements that stood in opposition to the Christian Church, as well as those who claimed the name of Christ, yet espoused a different gospel. This research journal series is compiled from a Protestant viewpoint. There is not a complete list of the bishops and popes of Rome or of world leaders, however, at every point where the individual popes or world leaders are important to understanding Church history, they are included. Below are the titles and periods covered by each journal.
Cobblestone Path ~ The Postmodern Age
Recommended Church History Overviews
For middle and high school students undertaking the study of Church history, I recommend choosing a good overview text (or two), and then allowing students to use the internet to do additional research. Following are three good choices. You’ll want to read reviews and make a decision based on your needs.
- Church History in Plain Language: Fourth Edition
- The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation and The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
- Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity
Supplemental Reading For Middle School
- History Lives Box Set: Chronicles of the Church (Specifically, the fifth volume: Rescue and Redeem: Volume 5: Chronicles of the Modern Church 1860 AD – Tomorrow (History Lives))
- The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History
- John Stott: The Humble Leader (Trailblazers)
- Brother Andrew: Behind Enemy Lines (Trailblazers)
- Martyn Lloyd-Jones: From Wales to Westminster (Trailblazers)
- Patricia St. John: The Story Behind the Stories (Trailblazers)
- Eric Liddell: Finish the Race
- Paul Brand: The Shoes That Love Made (Trailblazers)
- C. S. Lewis: The Story Teller (Trailblazers)
- Joni Eareckson Tada: Swimming Against the Tide (Trailblazers)
- Richard Wurmbrand: A Voice in the Dark (Trailblazers)
- Gladys Aylward: No Mountain Too High (Trailblazers)
- Helen Roseveare: On His Majesty’s Service (Trailblazers)
- Billy Graham: Just get up out of your Seat (Trailblazers)
- Bill Bright: Dare to Be Different (Trailblazers)
- Isobel Kuhn: Lights in Lisuland (Trailblazers)
- Jim Elliot: He Is No Fool (Torchbearers)
- Nate Saint: Operation Auca (Torchbearers)
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer: In the Midst of Wickedness (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
- Jacob DeShazer: Forgive Your Enemies (Christian Heroes : Then & Now)
- Samuel Zwemer: The Burden of Arabia (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
Supplemental Reading For High School
- Dr David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Bitesize Biographies)
- Festo Kivengere (Bitesize Biography) (Bitesize Biographies)
- FRANCIS SCHAEFFER (Bitesize Biographies)
- Corrie Ten Boom: The Watchmaker’s Daughter (Trailblazers)
- God’s Smuggler
- Foxe’s Book of Martyrs (Pure Gold Classics)
Postmodern Age Books for Preschool to Second Grade
- Eric Liddell: Are you ready? (Little Lights)
- Gladys Aylward: Are you going to stop? (Little Lights)
- Corrie Ten Boom: Are all of the watches safe? (Little Lights)
- C.S. Lewis: Can you imagine? (Little Lights)
- Helen Roseveare: What’s in the parcel? (Little Lights)
Postmodern Age Books for Third to Fifth Grade
- Flight of the Fugitives (Trailblazer Books Book 13)
- Ambushed in Jaguar Swamp (Trailblazer Books Book 30)
- The Hidden Jewel (Trailblazer Books)
- The Fate of the Yellow Woodbee (Trailblazer Books Book 24)
- Race for the Record (Trailblazer Books Book 29)
- The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History
- Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History
- With Two Hands: True Stories of God at work in Ethiopia (Hidden Heroes)
- Witness Men: True Stories of God at Work in Papua, Indonesia (Hidden Heroes)
- Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia (Hidden Heroes)
- The Good News Must Go Out: True Stories of God at Work in the Central African Republic (Hidden Heroes)
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