A Short History of Christianity / Second Edition, Revised, With Additions
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Chapters (107)
- CONTENTS
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Part IV—MODERN CHRISTIANITY
- Chapter I—The Reformation
- Chapter II—Progress of Anti-Christian Thought
- Chapter III—Popular Acceptance
- INDEX
- Colophon
- Availability
- Encoding
- Revision History
- External References
- Corrections
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