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The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation
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The Story of Christianity: Book 1

The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation (1984) (edit title/settings)

by Justo L. González (Author) (edit contributors)

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The Story of Christianity, Volume 1, is an informative, interesting, and consistently readable narrative history. It brings alive the people, dramatic events, and ideas that shaped the first fifteen centuries of Europe, such as the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the New World. Historian... read more

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From its very beginning, the Christian message was grafted onto human history

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Preface
Preface to the Revised and Updated Edition
Introduction

PART I: THE EARLY CHURCH
Chronology

2. The Fullness of Time
Judaism in Palestine
Diaspora Judaism
The Greco-Roman World

3. The Church in Jerusalem
Unity and Diversity
Religious Life
The Waning of the Jewish Church

4. Mission to the Gentiles
The Scope of the Mission
Paul's Work
The Apostles: Facts and Legends

5. First Conflicts with the State
A New Jewish Sect
Persecution Under Nero
Persecution Under Domitian

6. Persecution in the Second Century
The Correspondence Between Pliny and Trajan
Ignatius of Antioch, the Bearer of God
The Martyrdom of Polycarp
Persecution Under Marcus Aurelius
Toward the End of the Second Century

7. The Defense of the Faith
Base Rumors and Lofty Criticism
The Main Apologists
Christian Faith and Pagan Culture
The Arguments of the Apologists

8. The Deposit of the Faith
Gnosticism
Marcion
The Response: Canon, Creed, and Apostolic Succession
The Ancient Catholic Church

9. The Teachers of the Church
Irenaeus of Lyons
Clement of Alexandria
Tertullian of Carthage
Origen of Alexandria

10. Persecution in the Third Century
Persecution under Septimus Severus
Under Decius
The Question of the Lapsed: Cyprian and Novatian

11. Christian Life
The Social Origins of Early Christians
Christian Worship
The Organization of the Church
Missionary Methods
The Beginnings of Christian Art

12. The Great Persecution and the Final Victory

Suggested Readings

PART II: THE IMPERIAL CHURCH
Chronology

13. Constantine
From Rome to Constantinople
From the Unconquered Sun to Jesus Christ
From Persecution to Dominance
The Impact of the New Order
Reactions to the New Order

14. Official Theology: Eusebius of Caesarea

15. The Monastic Reaction
The Origins of Monasticism
The First Monks of the Desert
Pachomius and Communal Monasticism
The Spread of the Monastic Ideal

16. The Schismatic Reaction: Donatism

17. The Arian Controversy and the Council of Nicea
The Outbreak of the Controversy
The Council of Nicea

18. The Pagan Reaction: Julian the Apostate
Julian's Religious Policy

19. Athanasius of Alexandria
The Early Years
Through Many Trials
A Theological Agreement
Further Trials

20. The Great Cappadocians
Macrina
Basil the Great
Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nazianzus

21. Ambrose of Milan
An Unexpected Election
The Bishop and the Throne

22. John Chrysostom
A Voice from the Wilderness
Return to the Wilderness

23. Jerome

24. Augustine of Hippo
A Tortuous Path to Faith
Minister and Theologian of the Western Church

25. Beyond the Borders of the Empire

26. The End of an Era

Suggested Readings

PART III: MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITY
Chronology

27. The New Order
The Germanic Kingdoms
Benedictine Monasticism
The Papacy
The Arab Conquests

28. Eastern Christianity
The Christological Debates to the Council of Chalcedon
Further Theological Debates
The Dissident Churches of the East
Eastern Orthodoxy After the Arab Conquests

29. Imperial Restoration and Continuing Decay
Charlemagne's Rein
Theological Activity
New Invasians
Decay in the Papacy

30. Movements of Renewal
Monastic Reform
Canonical and Papal Reform
The Papacy and the Empire in Direct Confrontation

31. The Offensive Against Islam
The First Crusade
Later History of the Crusades
The Spanish Reconquista
Consequences of the Offensive Against Islam

32. The Golden Age of Medieval Christianity
The Mendicant Orders
One Flock Under One Shepherd
Theological Activity: Scholasticism
Missionary Endeavors
Stones That Bear Witness: Architecture

33. The Collapse
New Conditions
The Papacy Under the Shadow of France
The Great Western Schism

34. In Quest of Reformation
The Conciliar Movement
John Wycliffe
Girolamo Savonarola
The Mystical Alternative
Popular Movements

35. Renaissance and Humanism
The Later Course of Scholasticism
The Revival of Classical Learning
A New Vision of Reality
The Popes of the Renaissance

Suggested Readings

PART IV: THE BEGINNINGS OF COLONIAL CHRISTIANITY
Chronology

36. Spain and the New World
The Nature of the Spanish Enterprise
The Protest
The Caribbean
Mexico
Golden Castile
Florida
Colombia and Venezuela
The Four Corners of the Earth: The Incan Empire
La Plata

37: The Portuguese Enterprise
Africa
Toward the Rising Sun
Brazil

38. The New World and the Old

Suggested Readings

Appendix: The Ecumenical Councils

Notes

Index

Credits

Maps
Palestine: Birthplace of Christianity
The Roman Empire
The Roman Empire under Diocletian
Constantine's path to absolute power
The birthplace of Donatism
Europe after the Invasions
The First Crusade
The Portuguese in Africa and the Orient

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Justo L. González (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperOne
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 9780060633158
Page Count: 430

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: BR142 .G66 1984
  • Dewey: 270

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

The material is suitable for YA readers, but the complexity of topic may be more appropriate for adult readers.

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • A History of Christianity, Volume II: Reformation to the Present
  • The Reformation to the present day (The Story of Christianity)

Books Cited by This Book edit see section history

   
  • The apology of Tertullian (The ancient and modern library of theological literature)
  • The first apology of Justin Martyr: addressed to the Emperor Antoninus Pius
  • The History of the Church
  • The Imitation Of Christ
  • St. Athanasius: Life of St. Anthony
  • The Prescription Against Heretics

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