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If you are just learning about the early Roman Catholic Church, or studied it long ago and want a refresher, Catholicism: Nine Events that Shaped the Early Catholic Church is the book for you. It was of course hard to narrow it down to nine since so many important events in the early history of the Church helped to shape it, and we had to select carefully. The nine we have chosen provide insight into the historical, political, and religious past to give you an understanding of the times and people that helped make the church what it is today.

Starting with the birth of Jesus Christ and ending with the Eastern Orthodox/Roman Catholic split, Catholicism: Nine Events that Shaped the Early Catholic Church takes a vast subject and breaks it down into easy-to-read and easy-to-understand pieces that form a whole. By focusing on just nine events, we are able to dive deeply into relevant history and politics while still bringing you a short history that covers the major occurrences in the early period of an important institution.