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Church History: An Introduction to Research Methods and Resources (Second Edition) is unavailable, but you can change that!

In their acclaimed, much-used Church History, James Bradley and Richard Muller lay out guidelines, methods, and basic reference tools for research and writing in the fields of church history and historical theology. Over the years, this book has helped countless students define their topics, locate relevant source materials, and write quality papers. This revised, expanded, and updated second...

“Church history” is the broadest of all the traditional disciplines dealing with the church’s past.7 The discipline of church history encompasses the practice of the church as well as the thought of the church; it studies both dogma and the intersection of the church with society and the larger world. In this broader discipline we examine such matters as the church’s liturgy, sacraments, and polity; one might even include the subjects of homiletics, church architecture,
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