History Lives: Chronicles of Church History

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  • February 25, 2011 at 4:44 am
    neverpictureperfectmom
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    Has anyone ever used any of this series by Mindy and Brandon Withrow on church history? There are four books and I was wondering about using Monks and Mystics (the Medieval Church) and Courage and Conviction (Reformation Church). Veritas Press highly recommends them, but I was hoping to get a real person’s perspective. Will the Loiuse Vernon series of people in church history work as well? I have 8th, 4th, & 2nd graders and a preschooler. Thanks

    February 25, 2011 at 1:12 pm
    Scherger5
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    I have the whole series (5 books actually) and highly recommend them.  I use them as read alouds with whatever time period we are studying and my kids (8th, 4th, and K) always beg me to keep reading.  What I enjoy about the books is that they are not just biographical sketches.  Each chapter brings a Christian hero to life through dialog and highlights some of their most exciting and trying times.

    Blessings,

    ~Heather

    February 25, 2011 at 4:17 pm
    Sonya Shafer
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    We’re actually recommending one of these in our Module 5 handbook, but for older grades. There are a couple of descriptions that could bother a sensitive younger child. The descriptions are not sensationalized at all; I’m just trying to err on the side of caution. The writers recommend them for ages 9-14. 

    I think the main difference between this series and the Louise Vernon books is that the History Lives books have one chapter per person whereas the Louise Vernon books devote the entire book to one person’s story.

    February 25, 2011 at 4:29 pm
    LindseyD
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    I would love to introduce some Church history to our children in later history modules. Sonya or Heather, could you give an example of a description which might bother a younger child? Mine are 5.5 and 7, but I probably wouldn’t use them this year. So, 6 and almost 8 would be their ages then.

    And, is there a preferred place to order from, or would Amazon be the preferred place? 

    I am always looking for ways to expose the children to Christian heroes.

    Thanks!

    Lindsey

    February 25, 2011 at 4:57 pm
    neverpictureperfectmom
    Member

    Thanks ladies! Would the History Lives books repeat information in The Story of the Middle Ages and The Story of the Rennaisance and the Reformation by Miller and Guerber?

    February 25, 2011 at 6:52 pm
    Sonya Shafer
    Moderator

    Looks like CBD has the better price right now. You could also take a look at their Contents pages there to see if they cover the same people mentioned in the Guerber books.

    @Lindsey, here are a couple of examples from Volume 4, Hearts and Hands.

    (from the chapter on Adoniram Judson) They soon learned of the night watchman’s favorite ritual. The pole was strung between the prisoner’s legs and then hoisted into the air just enough to leave only their heads and shoulders on the ground. The blood rushed out of their legs in a wave of dizziness. They would spend the night upside down, with the weight of the stocks bearing down on their shoulders, listening to colonies of rats scratch around them.

    (from the chapter on Elizabeth Fry) At Anna’s gasp, Elizabeth turned to look where her friend was pointing. In the corner, two women kneeled over a dead baby. They were stripping off his clothes to put on another crying infant.

     

    February 25, 2011 at 7:02 pm
    LindseyD
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    Thank you, Sonya, for taking the time to give me specific examples. I agree; that is a little too graphic to read to a 6yo and an 8yo. It’s even a little too graphic for me. I’d love to use these books, but perhaps in the far future. Smile

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