What do the history of the Quaker church and the women's suffrage movement have in common? How did Luther's 95 Theses fit into the wider context of the world in that day? Turn to Timeline Charts of the Western Church to find out Timeline Charts of the Western Church is the first comprehensive presentation of the history of the Western Church in a proven and clear timetable format. In three sections, it supplies both summarized and detailed information that students, professors, professionals, and lay persons alike will find valuable and accessible. The main part of the book, modeled after Bernard Grun's Timetables of History, organizes in-depth information into four categories: - A. Theological questions/Issues - B. People/Events - C. Wider Culture - D. Texts -- A detailed index supplies enough information to provide a stand-alone resource. Three appendices offer brief overviews that allow the reader to quickly grasp the essentials of different eras in Western Church history.Editorial ReviewsFrom the PublisherTimeline Charts of the Western Church is the first comprehensive presentation of the history of the Western church in a standard timetable format covering A.D. 25 to the present. It provides information on theological issues, people and events, the wider culture, and theological texts, all in a time-tested, highly accessible column format. It also includes an extensive index detailed enough to be used as a stand-alone reference work. This volume promises to become a standard reference work that will be equally useful to students, professors and lay persons.From the AuthorSusan Lynn Peterson has 14 years of teaching experience, most recently as a professor of church history at the Episcopal Theological Seminary at Claremont in California. She holds a Ph.D. in humanities and text theory, and an M.A. in linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington. She also has an M.S. in religion from the School of Theology at Claremont