Ten epochs of church history
Subtitle: Volume 4: The Age Of Charlemagne
Publisher: Christian Literature Co.
Published: 1898
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Description: Volume 4 of 10.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Preface xi; title: Bibliography xv; title: CHAP. I. — The Age of Charles the Great — The Church — The State — Christianity and Learning 1; title: CHAP. II. — Rome and her Legacy to the New Peoples of the West 8; title: CHAP. III. — The Organization of Christianity and the Origin of the Papacy — The Inheritance of the Church 14; title: CHAP. IV. — The Conquest of the Empire by the German Tribes — The Foundation of the Frankish Monarchy — The Inheritance of the German People 25; title: CHAP. V. — The Merovingian Monarchy — Elements of Feudalism — Mayors of the Palace 34; title: CHAP. VI. — Christianity and the Church among the Early Franks — Conversion of Clovis — The Bishops 43; title: CHAP. VII. — The Spread of Christianity — Monasticism — Missionaries, Irish, Scotch, and English 51; title: CHAP. VIII. — The New Powers and Great Purposes of the Mayors of the Palace — Charles Martel and the Church - Foundation of Feudalism 58; title: CHAP. IX. — Boniface, the "Apostle of Germany" — The Conversion of the Eastern Germans — Organization of the Frankish Church — Union with Rome 68; title: CHAP. X. — Iconoclasm and the Papacy — The Development of the Veneration of Saints, Relics, and Images — The Emperor Leo III. and the Iconoclastic Edicts — Pope Gregory II. and the Situation in Italy — The Eve of Revolt 80; title: CHAP. XI. — Italy and the Papacy — The Ostrogothic Kingdom — The Lombards — Liutprand and Gregory II 91; title: CHAP. XII. — Gregory III. — The Lombards and the Franks- Boniface and the Organization of the Frankish Church — Early Synods — Relations with Rome 101; title: CHAP. XIII. — Karlmann and Pippin, the Sons of Charles Martel — King Childeric III. — Retirement to a Monastery of Karlmann, Childeric, and Rachis, King of the Lombards — Coronation of Pippin as King of the Franks 110; title: CHAP. XIV. — Relations of the Papacy with the Lombards and with the Emperor, from the Time of Gregory II. to the Death of Zacharias 123; title: CHAP. XV. — Relations of the Papacy with the Lombards and with the Franks — Overthrow of the Exarchate by the Lombards — The Pope Crosses the Alps — The Donation of Pippin — The Papal Consecration of Pippin and his Sons as Kings of the Franks and Patricians of the Romans 131; title: CHAP. XVI. — The Victory of Pippin over Aistulf — Lombard Treachery — The Sack of Rome — The Papal Appeal — St. Peter's Letter — Second Victory of the Franks — Pippin's Donation — The Republic of Rome — The Temporal Power of the Pope — Death of Aistulf — Accession of Desiderius — Renewed Difficulties 140; title: CHAP. XVII. - The Final Struggle of the Lombards-The Forged Donation of Constantine — The Frankish Conquest of Aquitania — The Aquitanian Capitulary — Establishment of the Frankish Church and the Diocesan and Metropolitan System — Pippin's Relations with Constantinople and with Bagdad 155; title: CHAP. XVIII. - The Work of Pippin-His Death -Division of the Kingdom between Charles and Karlmann — Revolt of the Aquitanians — Frankish Alliance with the Lombards — Death of Karlmann — Charles Sole King — The Subjugation and Conversion of Saxony — Early Saxon Missionaries 166; title: CHAP. XIX. — The Lombard Marriages — Repudiation of his Lombard Wife by Charles — Pope Hadrian and the Lom- bard War — Conquest of the Lombards — Charles Enters Rome — King of the Lombards — The Second Donation to the Pope — Additional Powers as Patrician — Pope Leo and his Accusers — The Oath before Charles — Coronation of Charles 190; title: CHAP. XX. — Frankish Accounts of the Coronation — The Act of the Pope — Three Theories — The Attitude of Charles- Relations with Constantinople — Renewal and Transfer- Two Emperors and Two Empires — Idea of a World Empire in Union with the Church 208; title: CHAP. XXI. — Theories Underlying the Coronation — Closer Relations with the Papacy — The Old Testament Ideal- Augustine's City of God — The General Admonition — Secular and Ecclesiastical Administration — The Spanish Campaign — Downfall of the Duke of the Bavarians — Submission of the Duke of Benevento — The Conquest of the Avars 221; title: CHAP. XXII. — Imperial Administration — Central and Local Government — The Missi — The Assemblies — The Capitularies 240; title: CHAP. XXIII. — Theological Controversies — Image Worship — Adoptianism — The Filioque Clause — "Veni Creator Spiritus" 259; title: CHAP. XXIV. — Political Importance of Ecclesiastical Officers — The Metropolitanate — Ecclesiastical Regulations and Re- form — Chrodegang and the Canonical Life — Benedict of Aniane and Monasticism — The Supremacy of the Roman Church — The Model 273; title: CHAP. XXV. — Closing Years — Attempt at Consolidation — Foreign Relations — Later Wars — Distribution of Kingdoms — Death of the Older Sons, Pippin and Charles — Last Will — Election and Coronation of Louis as Co-emperor — Death of Charles the Great — Canonization — Special Collect for his Day, January 28 — The Great Work which He Accomplished 288; title: CHAP. XXVI. - Intellectual Life and Development - The Dark Ages — Influence of Monasticism — Learning in England- Benedict Biscop — Archbishop Theodore — Hadrian — Bede — Alcuin — The Library at York 303; title: CHAP. XXVII. - Meeting of Charles and Alcuin-The Palace School — AlcuhVs Methods of Instruction — Cathedral Schools — Alcuin Abbot of Tours 322; title: CHAP. XXVIII. — Irish Learning — St. Patrick — Columbanus — Irish Missions and Monasteries on the Continent — Irish Scholars at the Court of Charles — Opposition of Alcuin — Death of Alcuin 343; title: CHAP. XXIX. — Larger Development under Louis the Pious — The Scholars of Fulda — Rabanus Maurus and Servatus Lupus — The Great Reformers — Agobard of Lyons and Claudius of Turin — Paschasius Radbertus and the Doctrine of Transubstantiation — John Scotus Erigena — Gottschalk and the Predestination Controversy 352; title: CHAP. XXX. — Accession of Louis the Pious — Weakness of the Imperial Unity — Relations with the Papacy — Regulation of the Empire — Introduction of Primogeniture — Humiliation of Louis 374; title: CHAP. XXXI. - Birth of Charles the Bald-Disorder in Italy — The Roman Constitution — The Two Parties — Rebellion of Lothair — The Field of Lies — Deposition of Louis — Restoration — Reconciliation of Lothair — Death of Louis — Battle of Fontenay — The Strassburg Oaths — Treaty of Verdun - Fall of the Empire 391; title: CHAP. XXXII. — Christian Missions and Missionaries — Ebbo and the Danes — Ansgar and the Swedes — Olaf and the Norwegians — Methodius and the Moravians — Secularization of the Bishops — Political Influence and Dependence - Feudal Relations — Reform Movements 415; title: CHAP. XXXIII. — Ecclesiastical Legislation and the Constitution of the Church in the Ninth Century — The Forged Decretals — Origin — Date — Place — Object — Contents — Use — Later History 423; title: CHAP. XXXIV. - The Height of the Papacy- Nicholas I.- Hadrian II. — John VIII. — End of the Carolingian Line in Italy — In Germany — In France — Degradation of the Papacy 452