By Steve Weidenkopf

Timeless: A History of the Catholic Church

Catholic Church History

Timeless: A History of the Catholic Church is a fresh retelling of the history of the Church. In this easy-to-read, not-your-average history book, you are introduced to the vivid, dynamic story of God’s work in the world since Pentecost. The story of the Church has all the makings of your favorite adventure story – drama, intrigue, violence, love, hope, and heartache spanning two thousand years! Church history is our family history, where we learn about the actions of the men and women who came before us in the Faith. Timeless tells the story of these fascinating heroes and villains of our Catholic family tree.

Catholic Author

Steve Weidenkopf

Steve Weidenkopf is a Lecturer in Church History at the Christendom College Graduate School of Theology in Alexandria, Virginia. He has given numerous presentations and seminars on Church History, marriage and family life, human sexuality, and theology throughout the U.S. and Canada.

He served as the Director of the Office of Marriage & Family Life for the Archdiocese of Denver (2001 – 2004) and as an advisor to Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. and was an instructor at the Our Lady of the New Advent Catechetical Institute.

Other Books

The Real Story of Catholic History

Anti-Catholics like to paint Church teachings in a way that makes them seem vain, backward, or superstitious, all in the hope of drawing people out of the Faith and into sects or unbelief. Catholic apologists fight back with facts and sound arguments.

But there’s another area where the Church’s enemies tell their own false story of Catholicism: its history.

The Glory of the Crusades

How can the Crusades be called “glorious”? Our modern mindset says they were ugly wars of greed and religious intolerance—a big reason why Christians and Muslims today can’t coexist peacefully. Historian Steve Weidenkopf challenges this received narrative with this book.

Epic

This Study Set is intended for use with Epic: A Journey Through Church History video DVDs and audio CDs. It includes everything a participant needs to complete the 20-part study. The Workbook guides participants through their study of Catholic Church history with thought-provoking questions and lesson overviews. Comprehensive Study Set responses provide answers and further commentary on the questions.

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To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.

– John Henry Cardinal Newman

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Topics include Catholic Church History, the Protestant Reformation, The Crusades, the Inquisition and more.

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