I understand that one of the better books or really set of books on church history from its inception until the reformation is by Philip Hughes and is called “A History of the Church,” the first Volume of the set being on The Church and the World in Which It Was Founded.
Publisher : Cluny Media (July 30, 2021)
ISBN-10 : 1952826837
ISBN-13 : 978-1952826832
Nihil Obstat: Reginald Phillips, S.T.L.Censor
Imprimatur: E. Morrogh Bernard, Vicar General
Westminster, February 15, 1947
The second volume is on The Church and the world It Created
Publisher : Cluny Media (August 26, 2021)
ISBN-10 : 195282690X
ISBN-13 : 978-1952826900
Nihil Obstat: Edward Mahoney, S.T.L.Censor
Imprimatur: E. Morrogh Bernard, Vicar General
Westminster, October 21, 1947
The third volume is on The Revolt Against the Church
Publisher : Cluny Media (October 12, 2021)
ISBN-10 : 1952826985
ISBN-13 : 978-1952826986
Nihil Obstat: Edward Mahoney, S.T.L.Censor
Imprimatur: Bernard Cardinal Griffin
Westminster, September 17, 1946
A more condensed book on church history from the inception of the church until about the beginning of 1940 just before the second world war is called “Church History” by Father John Laux, M.A.
ASIN : 089555349X
Publisher : TAN Books and Publishers, Inc. (January 1, 1989)
ISBN-10 : 9780895553492
ISBN-13 : 978-0895553492
Nihil Obstat: Arthur J. Scanlan, S.T.D.
Censor Librorum
Imprimatur:+Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Archbishop of New York
New York
May 20, 1930
A set of 6 books that covers from about 2000 BC in the Jewish roots of the Catholic church through about 2007 AD of Church history is called A history of Christendom and is mostly by Warren H. Carroll. I say mostly because after the first four books, as I understand, he was the victim of a stroke, and his wife helped him finish the last two, I assume not only with his help but from notes as well as possibly colleagues and students since he was the founder of Christendom College. From reviews I read the first four books are great, and as can be expected the last two are not quite as great. As I understand Mr. Carroll is a practicing Catholic but there are no approbations since it is fairly recent and the custom of citing approbation in catholic books is at least fallen off. This series description reads as follows on amazon:
“This series is the only comprehensive narration of Western history written from the orthodox Catholic perspective still in print. How would a historical narrative read if the author began with these first principles: Truth exists; the Incarnation happened? This series is essential reading for those who consider the West worth defending.” All except 2 (a 4.6 and a 4.7) all the books received a 5 star rating.
This first book of the series is entitled “The Founding of Christendom,” covering from about 2000BC-324AD.
Publisher : Christendom Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2004)
Paperback : 605 pages
ISBN-10 : 0931888212
ISBN-13 : 978-0931888212
The second book is entitled “The Building of Christendom,” covering from about 324AD-1100AD.
Publisher : Christendom Press; First Edition (November 1, 1987)
Paperback : 618 pages
ISBN-10 : 0931888247
ISBN-13 : 978-0931888243
The third book is entitled “The Glory of Christendom,” covering from about 1100AD – 1517AD.
Publisher : Christendom Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2004)
Paperback : 782 pages
ISBN-10 : 0931888549
ISBN-13 : 978-0931888540
The fourth book is entitled “The Cleaving of Christendom,” covering from about 1517AD-1661AD
Publisher : Christendom Press; 1st edition (November 1, 2004)
Paperback : 807 pages
ISBN-10 : 0931888751
ISBN-13 : 978-0931888755
The fifth book is entitled “The Revolution Against Christendom,” covering from about 1661AD-1815AD
Publisher : Christendom Press; 1st edition (March 7, 2006)
Paperback : 807 pages
ISBN-10 : 0931888808
ISBN-13 : 978-0931888809
The sixth and final volume of Dr. Warren H. Carroll’s history of Christendom is entitled “The Revolution Against Christendom,” covering from about 1815AD-2005AD. The amazon synopsis of this book reads as follows:
“As did earlier volumes in this sweeping series, The Crisis of Christendom reflects an unabashedly Christian and Catholic view of history, taking as one of its major themes the centrality of the Papacy to the destiny of the West. Dr. Carroll holds that God and individual men and women, not impersonal social and economic “forces,” make history. The characters and actions of these history-makers, both good and evil, are vividly depicted as essential elements in the triumphs and tragedies of Christian civilization in Europe and the New World for two centuries (1815–2010).
Both a gripping, dramatic narrative and an indispensable work of reference for Christian history, this volume, and the entire series of which it is a part, belong in the library of every serious Catholic who desires to understand the work that Christ has done in the world through His Church and His faithful people.
How would a historical narrative read if the author began with the first principles that truth exists and the Incarnation happened? The long-awaited sixth and final volume to the late Warren Carroll’s highly regarded history of Christendom covers the years 1815 through 2005”
Publisher : Christendom Press; 1st edition (July 1, 2013)
Hardcover : 700 pages
ISBN-10 : 0931888905
ISBN-13 : 978-0931888908
A final set of 5 books the set being entitled “Puritans’ Progress [A Catholic Perspective]” that cover the influence of Catholicism on Just the United States from the backgound of the first settlers until after World War II and with an emphasis on giving Catholics a perspective of our place in America and our mission to be Christ’s hands, in the present, to redeem the world. On amazon of the three that were rated they all received 5 stars.
The first book in the set being titled: “1492-1770: Europe Crosses the Water.”
Publisher : ANGELUS PRESS (January 1, 1996)
Paperback : 145 pages
ISBN-10 : 0935952365
ISBN-13 : 978-0935952360
The second book in the set being titled:”1771-1948: A New Constellation”
Publisher : ANGELUS PRESS (January 1, 1996)
ISBN-10 : 0935952373
ISBN-13 : 978-0935952377
The third book in the set being titled: “1849-1921: Revolution for Export.”
Publisher : Angelus Press (January 1, 1996)
Paperback : 154 pages
ISBN-10 : 0935952381
ISBN-13 : 978-0935952384
The fourth book in the set being titled: “1922-1941: The End of the Beginning.”
Publisher : Angelus Press (January 1, 1996)
Paperback : 121 pages
ISBN-10 : 093595239X
ISBN-13 : 978-0935952391
The fifth book in the set being titled: “1942-1969: Determining the Future.”
Publisher : ANGELUS PRESS (January 1, 1996)
Paperback : 138 pages
ISBN-10 : 0935952403
ISBN-13 : 978-0935952407
Traditional Thomistic Catholic 