The Trail of Blood (edició 2013)

This is a small booklet which is a handy reference for eventful dates in the history of the church. The author purports to establish 'The History of Baptist Churches From the Time of Christ, Their Founder, to the Present Day'. He lists those Biblical mandates which make a 'true' church, and lists those denominations which he calls 'erring', showing the history of each and when and where their errors began. At its bottom line, he seeks to remind his readers of two things: (1) that the history of the Baptist church is one of a continual line from the time of Christ, and that other denominations sprang up out of other religions, and (2) that the history of the Baptist church is one of persecution by other religions and other denominations.

There is a lot of church history crammed into this little booklet, and I found that fascinating reading. Though I don't agree with all his conclusions, I found this to be an interesting book. ( )

A short understandable history of Baptists from the early days of Christianity. Very interesting and illuminating, and not something you see at Barnes & Noble! ( )

This little book pretends to trace the history of Baptists back to the Apostiles; but to achieve this history, the authors must accept several groups and churches that are otherwise condemned as heritics. ( )