Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Work We Have to Do
Mark A. Noll · 2002
76/100
👍 Worth It
Mark Noll is one of the most respected historians of American Christianity, and this Oxford University Press survey delivers four centuries of Protestant history in a compact, readable package — that combination of pedigree and accessibility is genuinely valuable. Some readers find the chapter organization a little loose, and the brevity means key events get summary treatment, but for a Christian adult wanting an honest, scholarly overview of their tradition, this delivers.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: misclassified as Children's — this is an adult scholarly work and should not be purchased for children. We still scored it 76; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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substance80
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originality68
accuracy86
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human-eye78
Penny’s verdict76
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