History of the church
Subtitle: Volume 1
Publisher: Benziger Bros.
Published: 1912
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Description: Volume 1
Table of contents: title: SYNOPTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.; title: SCIENTIFIC INTRODUCTION.; title: CHAPTER I. Outline and Definition of Church History.; title: § 1. Religion — Church — Christian Church 1; title: 2. The True Church — Sects 4; title: 3. History — Church History  5; title: 4. Object of Church History 7; title: 5. Universal and Particular Church History 9; title: CHAPTER II. Method of Writing Church History.; title: § 6. Qualities raising History to the Rank of a Science 11; title: 7. Impartiality of the Church Historian 14; title: 8. Divisions of History according to Time 15; title: First Period 10; title: Second Period 16; title: Third Period 17; title: 9. Division of Church History according to Subject-matter 18; title: CHAPTER III. Sources — Preparatory and Auxiliary Science — Value and Utility of Church History.; title: § 10. Sources of Church History 21; title: 11. Criticism and Use of Sources 26; title: 12. Preparatory and Auxiliary Science necessary to C. II 27; title: 13. Value of Church History and Utility of its Study 30; title: CHAPTER IV. Works on Christian Church History. First Period — Greek and Roman Church Historians from the Foundation of the Christian Church to the End of the Seventh Century.; title: § 14. Greek Church Historians 34; title: 15. Latin Church Historians 37; title: Second Period — Romans — Germanic Church Historians from the Eighth to the Sixteenth Century — Greek Church Historians during the Same Period.; title: § 16. Western, and especially German Historians 39; title: 17. Greek Historians 43; title: Third Period— Church Historians from the Western Schism (1517) to Our Own Day.; title: § 18. Historical Controversies between Protestants and Catholics  44; title: 19. Studies in Church History in France 45; title: 20. Studies on Church History in Italy 49; title: 21. Catholic Church Historians in Germany 50; title: 22. Lutheran Church Historians 54; title: 23. Historians of the Reformed Church 59; title: HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.; title: THE ANCIENT WORLD AND ITS RELATIONS TO CHRISTIANITY, FOR WHICH IT WAS THE PREPARATION 62; title: Review of the Religious, Moral, and Political Condition of the Pagans and Jews at the Birth of Christ.; title: § 24. The True Idea of Paganism G4; title: 25. Religion of the Famous Oriental Nations 71; title: 26. Religious, Social, and Moral Condition of the Greeks 85; title: 27. Religious, Social, and Moral Condition of the Romans 92; title: 28. The Israelites — Their Independence and Subjugation 100; title: 29. The Jews outside of Palestine 116; title: 30. The Three Principal Sects: Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenians — The Samaritans 120; title: 31. Direct and Indirect Preparation for the Coming of Christ in the Fullness of Time 127; title: FIRST PERIOD.; title: CHURCH HISTORY AMONG THE NATIONS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE DURING THE FIRST SEVEN CENTURIES — GENERAL CHARACTER OF THIS PERIOD 136; title: First Epoch — From the Birth of Clirisl to Constantine the Great (1-313).; title: § 32 Sources — Works on the Ecclesiastical History of this Epoch  137; title: PART FIRST — FIRST CENTURY.; title: Christ and the Apostolic Age.; title: CHAPTER I. The Life and Labors of Jesus Christ.; title: § 33. Chronological Researches on the Year of the Birth of Christ and the Length of His Life 138; title: 34 Object of the Incarnation of Christ 141; title: 35. On the So-called Development of Jesus 143; title: 36. St. John the Baptist — His Mission 144; title: 37. Temptation of Jesus — Sermon on the Mount — His Fixed Purpose 148; title: 38. The Divine Doctrine of Jesus — Its Scope and Character 150; title: 39. Jesus Establishes a Visible Church 152; title: 40. Jesus and the Jews 157; title: 41. The Last Supper — Death of Jesus 159; title: 42. Chrises Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven 161; title: CHAPTER II. The History of the Apostles — Their Labors in Propagating Christianity, and Establishing a Church among the Jews and Pagans.; title: § 43. Pentecost — Complete Organization of the Church of Christ 166; title: 44. The Jews persecute the Christians 169; title: 45. Saul the Persecutor — Paul the Apostle of the Gentiles 171; title: 46. The Gospel is preached to the Gentiles 174; title: 47. The Journeys of St. Paul — His Apostolic Labors and His Epistles 175; title: 48. Apostolic Labors of St. Peter 179; title: 49. Labors of the Other Apostles, except St. John — The Blessed Virgin Mary 182; title: 50. The Progress of Christianity 187; title: 51. Destruction of Jerusalem — Separation of the Church from the Synagogue 190; title: CHAPTER III. Form and Constitution of the Apostolic Church.; title: § 52 Clergy and Laity 195; title: 53 The Institution of the Hierarchy by Jesus Christ — The Episcopate, Presbyterate, and Diaconate 198; title: 54. The Teachings of St. Paul relative to the Organization of the Church 204; title: CHAPTER IV. Christian Life — Worship — Ecclesiastical Discipline.; title: § 55. Christian Fellowship and Christian Life 207; title: 56. Worship 210; title: 57. Discipline 212; title: CHAPTER V. Heresies of this Epoch — Labors of St. John — Close of the Apostolic Age (a. d. 34-100).; title: § 58. Heresies Resulting from the Confusion of Judaism with Christianity — The Ebionites and Nazarenes 216; title: 59. Pseudo-Messiahs — Dositheus, Simon Magus, Menander, Cerinthus — The Docetae and Nicolaitanes 219; title: 60. St John the Apostle— His Conflicts with Heretics 226; title: 61. Summary of the Doctrines of the Apostles — Their Mode of Teaching 230; title: PART SECOND.; title: Exterior Development of the Church.; title: CHAPTER I. 1. Propagation of Christianity; 2. Persecutions against the Christian Church.; title: § 62. Growth of the Christian Church in Asia 236; title: 63. Christian Churches in Africa 239; title: 64. Propagation of Christianity in Europe 241; title: 65. Causes of the Rapid Propagation of Christianity 254; title: 66. Obstacles to the Propagation of Christianity 257; title: 67. (a) During the Second Century 263; title: (b) During the Third Century 270; title: 68. Attacks upon Christianity by Pagan Writers 287; title: 69. The Christian Apologists 293; title: 70. The Martyrs of the Catholic Church and tbeir Influence 299; title: CHAPTER II. Heresies.; title: § 71. Gnosticism — Its Origin and Characteristics 304; title: 72. The Characteristics of the Different Forms of Gnosticism 310; title: A. Hellenic Gnostics. Some accept, others reject the Old Testament; title: 1. Basilides 310; title: 2. The Anti-Jewish Ophites 316; title: 3. Valentinus 319; title: 4. Carpocrates 323; title: 5. Hermogenes 325; title: A The Syrian Gnostics.; title: 6. Saturninus 325; title: 7. Bardesanes 327; title: 8. Tatian 328; title: 9. Marcion 329; title: C. Ebionitic Gnostics (Pseudo Clement) 332; title: § 73 Persian Gnosis — Manichaeism 335; title: 74. The Montarists and the Alogi 342; title: 75. Rationalistic Forms of Heresy — The Monarchians, or Anti-Trinitarians 348; title: A. Ebionites, or Dynamic Anti-Trinitarians 349; title: B. Patripassionists, or Modalists 352; title: C. Compromise between the Dynamists and Modalists 356; title: CHAPTER III. Hie Doctrine of the Catholic Church as Distinguished from Defective Heretical Teaching.; title: § 76. Tradition, or the Principle by which Christian Doctrine is handed down in the Catholic Church 358; title: 77. Doctrine of the Church regarding the Unity of God 363; title: 78. Doctrine of the Church on Christ as the Redeemer — His Divinity — His Humanity — Rejection of Chiliasm  364; title: 79. Doctrine* of the Church on the Holy Ghost and the Divine Trinity 368; title: 80. Principles of Theological Science 370; title: 81. The Various Forms of Ecclesiastical Science 373; title: CHAPTER IV. Constitution of the Catholic Church.; title: § 82. The Definite Recognition of Episcopal Supremacy 389; title: 83. Increase in the Number of Ecclesiastical Functions 391; title: 84. Education, Election, Ordination, and Support of the Clergy 395; title: 85. The Celibacy of the Clergy; title: 86. Development of the Organization of the Church — Growth of the Authority of the Metropolitan — Provincial Councils 405; title: 87. Primacy of the Bishop of Rome — He is the Center of Unity for the Whole Church 409; title: Thascius Caecilius Cyprian 414; title: CHAPTER V. Worship — Discipline — Religious and Moral Life of the Christians.; title: § 88. External Ritual — Baptism and Confirmation 416; title: 89. Controversy on the Validity of Baptism conferred by Heretics — Stephen, Cyprian, Firmilian 420; title: 90. The Sacrament of Penance — Penitential Discipline 424; title: 91. Schism of Novatus at Carthage, of Novatian at Rome, and of Meletius in Egypt 429; title: 92. Celebration of the Holy Eucharist 433; title: 93. Holy Seasons and Holy Days — Discussion on the Paschal Festival — Places in which the Christians assembled 440; title: 94. Matrimony, Ascetism, Sepulture 450; title: 95. Religious and Moral Life among the Christians 454; title: SECOND EPOCH.; title: FROM THE EDICT OF PACIFICATION OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT TO THE END OF THE SEVENTH CENTURY — THE RELATIONS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE.; title: § 96. Sources— Works 402; title: CHAPTER I. Complete Victory of Christianity over Paganism in the Roman Empire — Its Further Propagation beyond the Limits of the Latter — Encroachments of Mohammedanism upon Christendom.; title: § 97. Relations of Constantine the Great to the Catholic Church 4G3; title: 98. Condition of the Cath. Church under the Sons of Constantine. 474; title: 99. The Church under Julian the Apostate 476; title: 100. The Church under Jovian and his Successors 483; title: 101. The Church under Theodosius the Great 4S5; title: 102. The Church under Honorius, Arcadius, and their Successors  487; title: 103. Polemics of the Pagans — Christian Apologists 489; title: 104. Obstacles to the Propagation of Christianity 498; title: 105. Propagation of Christianity in Asia 499; title: 106. Propagation of Christianity in Africa 504; title: CHAPTER II. Development of the Doctrine of the Catholic Church Occasioned by the Rise of Heresies — It is Cast into Scientific Form.; title: § 107 Character of the Doctrinal Development of this Epoch 506; title: 108. Sources of the Doctrine of the Church — Holy Scripture and Tradition — Canon and Ecclesiastical Interpretation of Holy Scripture 508; title: 109. The Catholic Idea of the Church and of the Sacrament of Penance, as brought out by the Donatist Controversy 511; title: 110. Doctrine of the Catholic Church on the Son of God, as opposed to Arianism — Council of Nice 518; title: 111. Continuation of the Arian Controversy — Athanasius the Great 527; title: 112. Gradual Decline of Arianism — Second Ecumenical Council.   544; title: 113. Origen persecuted as the Author of Arianism — St. Jerome, Rufinus, Theophilus, St Chrysostom 554; title: 114. Controversies arising out of Arianism — Photinus and Apollinaris  560; title: 115. Divergent Theological Schools 563; title: 116. Doctrine of the Catholic Church on Grace and its Relations to Human Nature, as opposed to the Pelagian Heresy 571; title: 117. The Semi-Pelagians — Predestination 584 Heresies Relative to the Dogma of the Incarnation.; title: 118. Summary of the New Controversies 590; title: 119. Heresy of Nestorius — Ecumenical Council of Ephesus 592; title: 120. Heresy of Eutyches — Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon 604; title: 121. Parties among the Monophysites — Efforts of the Emperors to unite them 611; title: 122. Origen condemned as a Monophysite, and the Three Chapters as the Sources of Nestorianism 620; title: 123. Establishment of an Independent Monophysite Church 631; title: 124 The Monothelites, the Patriarch Sophronius and Abbot Maximus — The Sixth Ecumenical Council 633; title: CHAPTER III. Constitution and Government of the Church.; title: § 125. Characteristic of the New Relations between Church and State. 646; title: 126. Increase in the Number of Ecclesiastical Functions 650; title: 127. Education, Election, Celibacy, Ordination, and Support of the Clergy 652; title: 128. The Bishop and his Diocese 659; title: § 129 Metropolitans, Exarchs, and Patriarchs 663; title: 130. The Primacy of the Bishop of Rome 668; title: 131. Councils and Ecclesiastical Legislation.; 677; title: CHAPTER IV. Worship, Discipline, Religious and Moral Life of the People.; title: § 132. Churches and their Ornaments 685; title: 133. Liturgical Vestments, Hymnology, and Song 693; title: 134. Feasts and Fasts of the Church 697; title: Realization of Christian Worship through the Sacraments.; title: § 135. Baptism and Confirmation 706; title: 136. The Holy Eucharist the Center of all Christian Worship  710; title: 137. Discipline of the Secret 725; title: 138. The Sacrament of Penance — Penitential Discipline — Indulgences 727; title: 139. Orders, Matrimony, Extreme Unction, Burials 734; title: 140. Religious and Moral Life of the Christians 739; title: 141. Origin, Aim, and Scope of Monastic Life 744; title: 142. Monastic Life in the East — St. Anthony 748; title: 143. Adversaries of Christian Life — Priscillian Audius, the Messalians, Aetius, Jovinian, Vigilantius, Helvidius, Bonosus, the Paulicians (Hypsistarii) 755; title: Retrospect 764; title: I. Chronological Table of Popes and Emperors 767; title: II. Chronological Table of Principal Personages and Events  770; title: III. Chronological Table of Councils 777; title: Ecclcsiastico Geographical Map 781