Church History, Volume One: From Christ to the Pre-Reformation: The Rise and Growth of the Church in Its Cultural, Intellectual, and Political ContextChurch History, Volume One offers a unique contextual view of how the Christian church spread and grew from its development in the days of Jesus to the years leading up to the Reformation. Looking closely at the integral link between the history of the world and that of the church, Church History paints a portrait of God's people within its setting of times, cultures, and events that both influenced and were influenced by the church. FEATURES:
Each chapter also contains callout passages from Scripture to assist in understanding the narrative of the Church, even to the present day, as part of the greater narrative of the Bible. AUTHOR'S PERSPECTIVE: Scholar and writer Everett Ferguson wrote this history of the church from the perspective that such a history is the story of the greatest movement and community the world has known. It's a human story of a divinely called people who wanted to live by a divine revelation. It's a story of how they succeeded and how they failed or fell short of their calling. From the Apostle Paul to the apologists and martyrs of the second century to Martin Luther, the historical figures detailed are people who have struggled with the meaning of the greatest event in history—the coming of the Son of God—and with their role in that event and in the lives of God's people. |
Contents
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The Subapostolic | 46 |
The Subapostolic | 54 |
The Church and the Empire | 63 |
The Church and the Empire | 64 |
Heresies and Schisms in the Second Century | 85 |
The Church | 227 |
Christological Controversies to Chalcedon 451 | 255 |
Christological Controversies to Chalcedon 451 | 256 |
Augustine Pelagius and Semipelagianism | 268 |
Augustine Pelagius and Semipelagianism | 269 |
Semipelagianism | 282 |
Germanic Migrations | 286 |
Effects of the Barbarian Invasions | 298 |
Heresies and Schisms in the Second Century | 86 |
The Defense against Rival Interpretations | 105 |
The Defense against Rival Interpretations | 107 |
The Fathers of the Old Catholic Church and Their Problems | 122 |
Church Life in the Second and Third Centuries | 147 |
Church Life in the Second and Third Centuries | 148 |
Development of the Church during the Third Century | 159 |
Development of the Church during the Third Century | 160 |
On the Threshold | 177 |
Doctrine | 199 |
Eastern and Western Churches in the Fifth | 306 |
The Eastern Churches from the Seventh | 328 |
The Western Church from the Seventh to Ninth Centuries | 355 |
The Ninth | 385 |
The Papal Reform Movement and the First Crusade | 404 |
The Rise of Scholasticism | 427 |
Monastic Literary Political and Cultural Activities | 445 |
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