A Source Book for Ancient Church History
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1. Front matter2. Errata.3. Preface.4. General Bibliographical Note5. The First Division Of Ancient Christianity: The Church Under The Heathen Empire: To A. D. 3246. Period I. The Apostolic Age: To Circa A. D. 1007. Period II. The Post-Apostolic Age: A. D. 100-A. D. 1408. Period III. The Critical Period: A. D. 140 to A. D. 2009. Chapter I. The Church In Relation To The Empire And Heathen Culture10. Chapter II. The Internal Crisis: The Gnostic And Other Heretical Sects11. Chapter III. The Defence Against Heresy12. Chapter IV. The Beginnings Of Catholic Theology13. Period IV. The Age Of The Consolidation Of The Church: 200 to 324 A. D.14. Chapter I. The Political And Religious Conditions Of The Empire15. Chapter II. The Internal Development Of The Church In Doctrine, Custom, And Constitution16. Chapter III. The First General Persecution And Its Consequences17. Chapter IV. The Period Of Peace For The Church: A. D. 260 To A. D. 30318. Chapter V. The Last Great Persecution19. The Second Division Of Ancient Christianity: The Church Under The Christian Empire: From 312 To Circa 75020. Period I: The Imperial State Church Of The Undivided Empire, Or Until The Death Of Theodosius The Great, 39521. Chapter I. The Church And Empire Under Constantine22. Chapter II. The Arian Controversy Until The Extinction Of The Dynasty Of Constantine23. Chapter III. The Triumph Of The New Nicene Orthodoxy Over Heterodoxy And Heathenism24. Chapter IV. The Empire And The Imperial State Church25. Chapter IV. The Empire And The Imperial State Church (continued 2)26. Period II. The Church From The Permanent Division Of The Empire Until The Collapse Of The Western Empire And The First Schism Between The East And The West, Or Until About A. D. 50027. Chapter I. The Church At The Beginning Of The Permanent Separation Of The Two Parts Of The Roman Empire28. Chapter II. The Church Of The Western Empire In The Fifth Century29. Chapter II. The Church Of The Western Empire In The Fifth Century (continued 2)30. Chapter III. The Church In The Eastern Empire.31. Chapter III. The Church In The Eastern Empire. (continued 2)32. Period III. The Dissolution Of The Imperial State Church And The Transition To The Middle Ages: From The Beginning Of The Sixth Century To The Latter Part Of The Eighth33. Chapter I. The Church In The Eastern Empire34. Chapter II. The Transition To The Middle Ages. The Foundation Of The Germanic National Churches35. Chapter II. The Transition To The Middle Ages. The Foundation Of The Germanic National Churches (continued 2)36. Chapter III. The Foundation Of The Ecclesiastical Institutions Of The Middle Ages37. Chapter IV. The Revolution In The Ecclesiastical And Political Situation Due To The Rise Of Islam And The Doctrinal Disputes In The Eastern Church38. Index39. Footnotes