FOR READERS who want a brief introduction to the history of the early church as well as for those who are looking for a quick review of the period, these chapters will furnish a lucid and concise account of the people, places, institutions, events, and ideas that made a difference in the development of the Chris-tian faith in the first centuries of our era. Each chapter is clearly outlined and concludes with several discussion questions to guide the student in reflection on the history described in it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

HARRY R. BOER has been a missionary of the Christian Re-formed Church, serving in Nigeria, since 1947. A former chaplain in the United States Navy, he has done graduate study at Union Theological Seminary in New York and at the Free University of Amsterdam. He is an editor and founder of the Reformed Journal, and the author of Pentecost and Missions. He is presently engaged in writing textbooks for African theological students. From 1957 to 1971 Dr. Boer was a teacher in, and the Principal of, The Theological College of Northern Nigeria at Bukuru, Plateau State. by Harry R. Boer.