Church History A Summary
- 2th ed.
- Aluva Pontifical Institute Publications 2012
- 816
- Pontifical Institute Publications; 201202ENGGPS1 .
includes index and biblioraphy
Epoch I The church in Antiquity (-692) The church from its Foundation till its Recognition by the roman Empire 1. The world into which the church was born ..........29 2. The foundation of the Church and its initial Expansion .........35 3. Begining of Christianity in India ..............57 4. Imperial Persecution and further spread.............62 5. The constitution of the Church .......78 6. Worship, Sacraments and the spiritual Life ..........85 7. Intellectual Opposition, heresy and Schism.......98 8. Ecclesiastical Literature ......114 Period II . From the liberation of the Church to the Synod in Trullo 1. Church Expansion : Progress and Retrogression .......129 2. The heresies in the eastern Church .....155 3. The heresies in the western church .................179 4. Ecclesiastical Organization ....190 5. Worship, discipline and religious life........201 6. Golden age of Early christian Literature ................215 EPOCH II (700-1303) The church in the Middleages Period I: From Charlemagne to Gregory VII (700-1073) 1. The church and the carolingian dynasty .228 2. Spread of Christianity in the North and east of Europe ..241 3. Feudalism and the dark age ........247 4. Ecclesiastical Learning, heresy and schism.......257 5. Organization, worship and moralis.........269 Period II from gregory VII to Boniface VIII (1073-1303)...................281 1. The popes and the emperors ..283 2. Church expansion and the fight against Islam .....295 3. Religious spiritual and Intellectual Life .............308 4. The papacy and the Secular Powers............314 5. Crusades and mission int he 13th Century........323 6. New Religious orders, Heretics and the inquisition .........332 7. Intellectual life in the 13th Century ...........343 EPOCH III (1303-1648) : The age of Renaissance and reforms Period I . From the death of boniface VIII to luther`s Challenge 1. The popes in Avignon(1305-78)..........354 2. The great schism of the West ......365 3. Revolutionary movements.........376 4. Ecclesiastical Science and the Renaissance ......388 5. The renaissance Papacy...........399 6. Pre-reformation reforms ............416 Period II. From Luther`s Challenge to the Peace of Westphalia ..............428 1. The lutheran reformation ......430 2. The protest Spreads.........444 3. The post - tridentine papacy........469 5. Religious orders and Congregation ............477 6. Catholicism versus protestantism ........485 7.Catholic Learning life and art .........498 8. Missionary activity .............511 9. The church in India .............527 EPOCH IV : The modern Age (1648-1965) Period I. From the peace of Westphalia to the french revolution 1. The popes of the period ................544 2. Rome and national ambitions ............552 3. Jansenism and quietism..........567 4. The enlightenment.....580 5. Christian Life and Learning ...............593 6. Separated Brothren......604 7. The mission field........620 8. The church in India ....628 Period II from the french revolution to pope Paul VI 1. The church and the french revolution ....639 2. Modern Popes ...........650 3. The church in Continental Europe ......657 4. The church in English Speaking Countries ..675 5. The church in Latin America .687 6. Missions in Asia and Africa ....696 7. Christianity in India .......709 8. Theological Thought .......724 9. Christian Life ......741 10. Three popes and a Council .............755