Catholic Reading Plan

The Church History

Eusebius of Caesarea

An early account of the Church’s development, preserving evidence about Christian communities, teachers, controversies and persecution. A modern annotated translation helps place its claims in historical context.

Church History

Original date: Not yet verified

Reading level: Intermediate

Reading guides

Source notes & edition details

Fr. John Hardon
Explicit selection in indexed archive excerpt; edition may differ.

Jimmy Akin
The work is explicitly named in Akin’s reading list. The cataloged edition may differ from his edition.

The founding catalog lists translator and commentator Paul L. Maier as author. The work is by Eusebius. Akin names the Penguin edition; the catalog holds Maier’s different translation and commentary.

Original catalog editions

Kregel Academic (2021), 416 pages
Eusebius: The Church History