TY - BOOK AU - Gonzalez,Justo L. TI - The story of Christianity: the early church to the reformation, volume 1 SN - 9780061855887 AV - 1 BR 240 G589 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York, NY PB - Harper Collins Publisher KW - CHRISTIANITY KW - HISTORY KW - THE EARLY CHURCH - REFORMATION N1 - Contents: 1. Introduction Part I: The Early Church 2. The Fullness of Time: Judaism in Palestine; Diaspora Judaism; The Greco-Roman World 3. The Church in Jerusalem: Unity and Diversity; Religious Life; The Waning of the Jewish Church 4. Mission to the Gentiles: The Scope of the Mission; Paul's Work; The Apostles: Facts and Legends 5. First Conflicts with the Senate: A New Jewish Sect; Persecution Under Nero; Persecution Under Domitian 6. Persecution in the Second Century: The Correspondence Between Pliny and Trajan; Ignatius of Antioch, the Bearer of God; The Martyrdom of Polycarp; Persecution Under Marcus Aurelius; Toward the End of the Second Century 7. The Defense of the Faith: Base Rumors and Lofty Criticism; The Main Apologists; Christian Faith and Pagan Culture; The Arguments of the Apologists 8. The Deposit of the Faith: Gnosticism; Marcion; The Response: Canon, Creed, and Apostolic Succession; The Ancient Catholic Church 9. The Teachers of the Church: Irenaeus of Lyons; Clement of Alexandria; Tertullian of Carthage; Origen of Alexandria 10. Persecution in the Third Century: Persecution under Septimius Severus; Under Decius; The Question of the Lapsed: Cyprian and Novatian 11. Christian Life: The Social Origins of Early Christians; Christian Worship; The Organization of the Church; Missionary Methods; The Beginnings of Christian Art 12. The Great Persecution and the Final Victory Part II: The Imperial Church 13. Constantine: From Rome to Constantinople; From the Unconquered Sun to Jesus Christ; From Persecution to Dominance; The Impact of the New Order; Reactions to the New Order 14. Official Theology: Eusebius of Caesarea 15. The Monastic Reaction: The Origins of Monasticism; The First Monks of the Desert; Pachomius and Communal Monasticism; The Spread of the Monastic Ideal 16. The Schismatic Reaction: Donatism 17. The Arian Controversy and the Council of Nicea: The Outbreak of the Controversy; The Council of Nicea 18. The Pagan Reaction: Julian the Apostate: Julian's Religious Policy 19. Athanasius of Alexandria: The Early Years; Through Many Trials; A Theological Agreement; Further Trials 20. The Great Cappadocians: Macrina; Basil the Great; Gregory of Nyssa; Gregory of Nazianzus 21. Ambrose of Milan: An Unexpected Election; The Bishop and the Throne 22. John Chrysostom: A Voice from the Wilderness; Return to the Wilderness 23. Jerome 24. Augustine of Hippo: A Tortuous Path to Faith; Minister and Theologian of the Western Church 25. Beyond the Borders of the Empire 26. The End of an Era Part III: Medieval Christianity 27. The New Order: The Germanic Kingdoms; Benedictine Monasticism; The Papacy; The Arab Conquests 28. Eastern Christianity: The Christological Debates to the Council of Chalcedon; Further Theological Debates; The Dissident Churches of the East; Eastern Orthodoxy After the Arab Conquests 29. Imperial Restoration and Continuing Decay: Charlemagne's Reign; Theological Activity; New Invasions; Decay in the Papacy 30. Movements of Renewal: Monastic Reform; Canonical and Papal Reform; The Papacy and the Empire in Direct Confrontation 31. The Offensive Against Islam: The First Crusade; Later History of the Crusades; The Spanish Reconquista; Consequences of the Offensive against Islam 32. The Golden Age of Medieval Christianity: The Mendicant Orders; One Flock Under One Shepherd; Theological Activity: Scholasticism; Missionary Endeavors; Stones that Bear Witness: Architecture 33. The Collapse: New Conditions; The Papacy Under the Shadow of France; The Great Western Schism 34. In Quest of Reformation: The Conciliar Movement; John Wycliffe; John Huss; Girolamo Savonarola; The Mystical Alternative; Popular Movements 35. Renaissance and Humanism: The Later Course of Scholasticism; The Revival of Classical Learning; A New Vision of Reality; The Popes of the Renaissance Part IV: The Beginnings of Colonial Christianity 36. Spain and the New World: The Nature of the Spanish Enterprise; The Protest; The Carribean; Mexico; Golden Castile; Florida; Colombia and Venezuela; The Four Corners of the Earth: The Incan Empire; La Plata 37. The Portuguese Enterprise: Africa; Toward the Rising Sun; Brazil 38. The New World and the Old; Includes bibliographic references and index ER -