A Short History of Christianity Second Edition, Revised, With Additions
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CORRIGENDA
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
PART I
PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY
Chapter I
THE BEGINNINGS
§ 1. Documentary Clues
§ 2. The Earliest Christian Sects
§ 3. Personality of the Nominal Founder
§ 4. Myth of the Twelve Apostles
§ 5. Primary Forms of the Cult
§ 6. Rise of Gentile Christism
§ 7. Growth of the Christ Myth
Chapter II
THE ENVIRONMENT
§ 1. Social and Mental Conditions in the Roman Empire
§ 2. Jewish Orthodoxy
§ 3. Jewish Sects: the Essenes
§ 4. Gentile Cults
§ 5. Ethics: Popular and Philosophic
Chapter III
CONDITIONS OF SURVIVAL
§ 1. Popular Appeal
§ 2. Economic Causation
§ 3. Organization and Sacred Books
§ 4. Concession and Fixation
§ 5. Cosmic Philosophy
PART II
CHRISTIANITY FROM THE SECOND CENTURY TO THE RISE OF ISLAM
Chapter I
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNESTABLISHED CHURCH
§ 1. Numbers and Inner Life
§ 2. Growth of the Priesthood
§ 3. The Gnostic Movement in the Second Century
§ 4. Marcionism and Montanism
§ 5. Rites and Ceremonies
§ 6. Strifes over Primary Dogma
Chapter II
RELATIONS OF CHURCH AND STATE
§ 1. Persecutions
§ 2. Establishment and Creed-Making
§ 3. Reaction under Julian
§ 4. Re-establishment: Disestablishment of Paganism
Chapter III
FAILURE WITH SURVIVAL
§ 1. The Overthrow of Arianism
§ 2. The Cost of Orthodoxy
§ 3. Moral and Intellectual Stagnation
§ 4. The Social Failure
PART III
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITY
Chapter I
EXPANSION AND ORGANIZATION
§ 1. Position in the Seventh Century
§ 2. Methods of Expansion
§ 3. Growth of the Papacy
Chapter II
RELIGIOUS EVOLUTION AND STRIFE
§ 1. Growth of Idolatry and Polytheism
§ 2. Doctrines of the Eucharist, Purgatory, and Confession
§ 3. Rationalistic Heresies
§ 4. Anti-clerical Heresies
Chapter III
THE SOCIAL LIFE AND STRUCTURE
§ 1. The Clergy, Regular and Secular
§ 2. The Higher Theology and its Effects
§ 3. Christianity and Feudalism
§ 4. Influence of the Crusades
Chapter IV
THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE
§ 1. Superstition and Intolerance
§ 2. The Inquisition
§ 3. Classic Survivals and Saracen Contacts
§ 4. Religion and Art
Chapter V
BYZANTINE CHRISTIANITY
PART IV
MODERN CHRISTIANITY
Chapter I
THE REFORMATION
§ 1. Moral and Intellectual Forces
§ 2. Political and Economic Forces
§ 3. Social and Political Results
§ 4. Intellectual Results
Chapter II
PROGRESS OF ANTI-CHRISTIAN THOUGHT
§ 1. The Physical Sciences
§ 2. Philosophy, Cosmic and Moral
§ 3. Biblical and Historical Criticism
Chapter III
POPULAR ACCEPTANCE
§ 1. Catholic Christianity
§ 2. Protestant Christianity
§ 3. Greek Christianity
Chapter IV
THE RELATION TO PROGRESS
§ 1. Moral Influence
§ 2. Intellectual Influence
§ 3. Conclusion and Prognosis
SYNOPSIS OF LITERATURE
Part I—PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY
Chapter I—The Beginnings
Chapter II—The Environment
Chapter III—Conditions of Survival
Chapter I—The Beginnings
Chapter II—The Environment
Chapter III—Conditions of Survival
Part II—CHRISTIANITY FROM THE SECOND CENTURY TO THE RISE OF ISLAM
Chapter I—Scope and Character of the Unestablished Church
Chapter II—Relations of Church and State
Chapter I—Scope and Character of the Unestablished Church
Chapter II—Relations of Church and State
Part III—MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITY
Chapter I—Expansion and Organization
Chapter II—Religious Evolution and Strife
Chapter III—The Social Life and Structure
Chapter IV—The Intellectual Life
Chapter V—Byzantine Christianity
Chapter I—Expansion and Organization
Chapter II—Religious Evolution and Strife
Chapter III—The Social Life and Structure
Chapter IV—The Intellectual Life
Chapter V—Byzantine Christianity
Part IV—MODERN CHRISTIANITY
Chapter I—The Reformation
Chapter II—Progress of Anti-Christian Thought
Chapter III—Popular Acceptance
Chapter I—The Reformation
Chapter II—Progress of Anti-Christian Thought
Chapter III—Popular Acceptance
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