Carta`s Illustrated History of Christianity

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Early Christian in Its Setting.........1 The World of the Jews ............5 The world of the Greeks .........18 The Graeco-Roman World ...........23 2. The Christian Roman Empire ..........40 Christianity becomes Official .............42 Division of the Christian Imperium ...............49 The Empire of Charlemagne and his Successors ............70 Disintegration of the Carolingian Empire .............86 Papal Efforts at Reintegration ..................94 Disintegration of Papal Authority ............128 Rebellion in Latin Christendom .................144 The Magisterial Reformation and Reformers ...........151 Wars of Religion ..........173 Imperial and National Efforts at Reintegration of Latin Christendom ..........192 European Christendom in the Age of Colonialims .........225 Initiatives by the Rank and File ..............286 3. The Age of Personal Decision ............294 Christianity and Ideology .................296 Religions in America ...............322 The Great Century of Christian Missions.................350 The Ecumenical Movement ..............364 New Perspectives .............390 Destruction and Renewal .............404