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Subtitle: a history of the Roman Catholic Church until the Council of Trent
By: Laurence J. Spiteri
Publisher: St. Pauls/Alba House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Staten Island, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780818912733
Subjects: Papacy -- History; Church history
Table of contents: title: From humble beginnings to Constantine; title: The roots of Christianity; title: The Apostolic Fathers of the church; title: The Christian classical age of martyrs; title: Institutional development; title: Apologists; title: Heresies and division show their heads; title: The sprouting of monasticism; title: Church gains freedom; title: Ecumenical councils battle heresies; title: The classical doctors of the church; title: Major early heresies and schisms; title: More upheaval in Roman A-frica; title: The first four ecumenical (general) councils; title: Justinian the Great; title: Further doctrinal discord and councils; title: The reshaping of western Europe; title: The invasion of southern Europe; title: Social changes; title: Monasticism expands; title: New secular rulers and the church; title: Emergency of papal monarchy; title: Islamic invasions; title: The donation of Pepin; title: Charlemagne; title: Conversion of northern European tribes; title: Conversion of the Slavs; title: The approach of the dark ages; title: Reforms; title: Monastic reform; title: Attempted reform in the papacy; title: Free papal elections; title: Clashes between popes and German emperors; title: Emergence of the supremacy of the Roman See; title: Division in christendom; title: Iconoclasm; title: The phocian schism; title: The great schism; title: The issue of war; title: Western and eastern theories of war; title: The peace and truce of God; title: The crusades; title: Religious military orders; title: Roman centralization and church innovations; title: Papal legates; title: Canon law; title: The canonist popes; title: The emergence of a new religious life-style; title: The Franciscans; title: The order of preachers (Dominicans); title: The Carmelites; title: The Augustinians; title: Faith and reason; title: The end of the dark ages; title: Intellectual reawakening; title: The emergence of universities; title: Philosophy and theology debates; title: Medieval theologians; title: The age of scandals and the papal Babylonian exile; title: Papal elections and ecclesiastical appointments; title: Popes and French interests; title: Papal autocracy; title: The papacy battles France; title: From Rome to Avignon; title: Popes and holy Roman emperors; title: End of the papal Babylonia exile; title: European population in crisis; title: The great western schism and its aftermath; title: Church in west divides; title: Conciliarism; title: End of the western great schism; title: Popes battle conciliarism; title: The end of conciliarism; title: The Renaissance and the church; title: The beginning of the renaissance in Rome; title: Need for inner reform; title: Visions for church reform; title: Attempts at church reform; title: The Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Church counter-reformation; title: The clash between Luther and Rome; title: Germany in rebellion; title: Protestantism is organized; title: The peace of Augsburg; title: Interpretation of sacraments; title: The Scandinavian reformation; title: The Eglish Reformation; title: Ecclesiastical and political intrigues; title: The eve of the opening of the Council of Trent; title: The Council of Trent is convened.