A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient)
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A KEY
To the Knowledge of
CHURCH HISTORY
[Ancient]
EDITED BY JOHN HENRY BLUNT, M.A.
EDITOR OF "THE DICTIONARY OF THEOLOGY," "THE ANNOTATED BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER;" AUTHOR OF "HOUSEHOLD THEOLOGY," ETC. ETC.
"This Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations."—St. Matt. xxiv. 14
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
The foundation of the Church among the Jews
A.D. 33-A.D. 38
Section 1. Definition of the Church.
Section 2. Our Lord's Work in the Foundation of the Church.
Section 3. The Day of Pentecost.
Section 4. St. Peter's First Sermon, and its Results.
Section 3. The First Beginnings of Persecution.
Section 6. Worship and Discipline of the Infant Church.
Section 8. The Martyrdom of St. Stephen.
Section 9. Results of St. Stephen's Martyrdom.
Section 10. The Conversion of St. Paul.
CHAPTER II
The Foundation of the Church among the Heathen
A.D. 38-45
Section 1. The Conversion of Cornelius.
Section 2. The Apostolic church in Jerusalem.
Section 3. The Apostolic Church in Antioch.
CHAPTER III
The Extension of the Church throughout the World
A.D. 45-70
Section 1. The First Mission to the Gentiles.
Section 2. The Ministry of the Apostolic Church.
Section 3. The First Council of the Church.
Section 4. St. Paul's Second Apostolic Journey.
Section 5. St. Paul's Third Apostolic Journey.
Section 6. St. Paul at Rome.
CHAPTER IV
Final Settlement of the Church by St. John
A.D. 67-100
Section 1. Second Council at Jerusalem.
Section 2. Development of the Church.
Section 3. St. John at Ephesus[5].
Section 4. St. John's Writings.
CHAPTER V
The Primitive Church
A.D. 100-A.D. 312
Section 1. Causes of Persecution.
Section 2. Number and Duration of Persecutions.
Section 3. Nature and Extent of Persecutions.
Section 4. Effects of Persecution on the Worship and Discipline of the Church.
CHAPTER VI
The Church under the Roman Empire
A.D. 312-A.D. 680
Section 1. The altered Outward Circumstances of the Church.
Section 2. Internal Trials of the Church.
Section 3. The General Councils.
Section 4. Intellectual Development in the Church.
CHAPTER VII
The Early History of Particular Churches.
A.D. 67-A.D. 500
Section 1. The Church of England.
Section 2. The Church of Ireland.
Section 3. The Church of Scotland.
Section 4. Continental Churches.
Section 5. The Church in Africa.
Section 6. The Eastern Church.
CHAPTER VIII
The Inroads of Mahometanism
A.D. 609-A.D. 732
Section 1. Mahomet.
Section 2. The Religion of Mahomet.
Section 3. The Spread of Mahometanism.
CHAPTER IX
The Division between East and West
A.D. 680-A.D. 1054
Section I. Jealousy between Rome and Constantinople.
Section 2. The Iconoclast (or Image-breaking) Controversy.
Section 3. The Controversy respecting the Double Procession of the Holy Ghost.
CHAPTER X
The Church of the Middle Ages
A.D. 900-A.D. 1500
Section 1. The Supremacy of the Popes.
Section 2. Some account of the Popes of the Middle Ages.
Section 3. The Monastic Orders.
Section 4. The Crusades.
Section 5. State of Religions Relief and Practice during the Middle Ages.
CHAPTER XI
The Mediaeval History of Continental Churches
A.D. 900-A.D. 1500
Section 1. The Church of Italy.
Section 2. The Church of France.
Section 3. The Church of Spain and Portugal.
Section 4. The Church of Germany.
Section 5. The Church of Hungary.
Section 6. The Church of Poland.
Section 7. The Scandinavian Churches.
Section 8. The Churches now comprehended in European Turkey and Greece.
Section 9. The Church of Russia.
CHAPTER XII
The Mediaeval Church in Great Britain and Ireland
A.D. 500-A.D. 1500
Section 1. The Church of England.
Section 2. The Church of Ireland.
Section 3. The Church of Scotland.
INDEX
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