History of the Christian Church. A.D. 1-311

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General Character of the Apostolic Period
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CHAPTER I
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Judaism
34
The Law and Prophecy 88
38
Heathenism
41
Grecian Literature and the Roman Empire
45
Judaism and Heathenism in contact
49
CHAPTER II
53
PAGE
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The Miracle of Pentecost and the Birthday of the Church
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St Peter and the Church among the Jews
61
Preparation for the Mission to the Gentiles
66
St Paul and the Church among the Gentiles
67
Collision and Reconciliation of Jewish and Gentile Christianity
74
St John and the Last Stadium of the Apostolic Period
78
CHAPTER III
81
Different Types of the Apostolic Doctrine
84
Heretical Perversions of the Apostolic Doctrine
87
Rise of the Apostolic Literature
90
Character of the New Testament
92
The Gospels
94
The Acts of the Apostles
98
The Catholic Epistles
99
The Epistles of Paul
101
The Revelation of John
107
CHAPTER IV
109
Christianity and Society
111
The Spiritual Gifts
114
Christian Worship
118
The Several Parts of Worship
119
Baptism
122
The Lords Supper
125
Sacred Places and Times
127
CHAPTER V
130
Apostles Prophets Evangelists
132
Presbyters Deacons Deaconesses
133
The Council at Jerusalem
136
The Church the Body of Christ
139
Introductory View
144
CHAPTER I
148
Christianity in Asia and Africa
152
Christianity in Europe
154
CHAPTER II
156
Heathen Persecutions Its causes and effects
158
Condition of the Church from Nero to Nerva
162
From Trajan to Antoninus Pius
163
Persecutions under Marcus Aurelius
166
From Septimius Severus to Philip the Arabian
168
Persecutions under Decius and Valerian
171
The Dioclesian Persecution and the Edict of Toleration
174
Christian Martyrdom
177
Rise of the Worship of Martyrs and Relics
181
CHAPTER III
185
NeoPlatonism Porphyry and Hierocles
190
Summary of the Objections to Christianity
195
The Apologetic Literature of Christianity
196
The Argument against Judaism
198
The Defence against Heathenism
200
The Positive Apology
205
The Holy Scriptures and the Canon
254
Tradition and the Apostles Creed
258
God and the Creation
263
The Logos and the Incarnation
266
Christology continued
274
80 The Holy Ghost
277
The Holy Trinity
281
AntiTrinitarians First Class
287
AntiTrinitarians Second Class
290
Redemption
294
Chiliasm
299
CHAPTER V
302
The Christian Morality in General
306
Opposition to Pagan Amusements and Callings
310
89 The Church and Slavery
315
Prayer and Fasting
321
Marriage and Family Life
325
Brotherly Love and Love for Enemies
336
Treatment of the Dead The Church in the Catacombs
341
Asceticism
345
Voluntary Poverty and Celibacy
351
Celibacy of the Clergy
356
Montanism
361
CHAPTER VI
370
Weekly and Yearly Festivals
372
Christian Symbols 877
377
Public Worship
381
The Eucharist
386
Baptism and Catechetical Instruction Confirmation
395
Infant Baptism and Heretical Baptism
401
CHAPTER VII
407
New Church Officers
412
Origin of the Episcopate
413
Development of the Episcopate
421
Beginnings of the Metropolitan and Patriarchal Systems
425
Germs of the Papacy
427
The Catholic Unity
432
Councils
438
Collections of Ecclesiastical Laws
440
Church Discipline
443
Church Schisms
447
CHAPTER VIII
452
The Apostolic Fathers
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Clement of Rome
458
Ignatius of Antioch
463
Critical Remarks on the Ignatian Controversy
469
Polycarp of Smyrna
471
The other Apostolic Fathers Barnabas Hermas Papias The Epis tle to Diognetus
475
Justin the Philosopher and Martyr
481
The other Greek Apologists of the Second Century
485
Irenaeus
487
Hippolytus
490
The Alexandrian School
495
Clement of Alexandria
498
Origen
501
The other Greek Theologians of the Third Century
509
Tertullian and the African School
511
Cyprian
519
The other Latin Divines of the Third Century
525

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