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New Church History Articles
- The Heathen Apologetic Literature
- Julian’s Attack upon Christianity
- Heathen Polemics. New Objections
- The Downfall of Heathenism
- Theodosius the Great and his Successors (A.D. 392–550)
- From Jovian to Theodosius (A.D. 363–392)
- Julian the Apostate, and the Reaction of Paganism (A.D. 361–363)
- The Sons of Constantine (A.D. 337–361)
- Constantine The Great (A.D. 306–337)
- THIRD PERIOD : FROM CONSTANTINE THE GREAT TO GREGORY THE GREAT (a. d. 311–590)
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The Heathen Apologetic Literature
After the death of Julian most of the heathen writers, especially the ablest and most estimable, confined themselves to the defence of their religion, and thus became, by reason of their position, advocates of toleration; and, of course, of toleration … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antioch, Aurelius Symmachus, Christianity, Constantinople, Nicomedia, Themistius, Theodosius I
External History of Montanism
All the ascetic, rigoristic, and chiliastic elements of the ancient church combined in Montanism. They there asserted a claim to universal validity, which the catholic church was compelled, for her own interest, to reject; since she left the effort after … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Antoninus Pius, Appollonius, Cappadocia, Carthage, Cataphrygians, Catholic, Catholic Church, Christianity, Cilicia, Claudius Apolinarius of Hierapolis, Clement of Alexandria, Colossae, Constantine, Constantinople, Cybele, Epiphanius, Galatia, Hierapolis, John of Damascus, Laodicea, Marcus Aurelius, Miltiades, Montanism, Montanists, Montanus, North Africa, Pepuziani, Phrygia, Phrygians, Priscillianists, Serapion of Antioch, Tertullian
The Church and Public Amusements
Christianity is anything but sanctimonious gloominess and misanthropic austerity. It is the fountain of true joy, and of that peace which “passeth all understanding.” But this joy wells up from the consciousness of pardon and of fellowship with God, is … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Aeschylos, Augustodunum, Autun, Bacchus, Britain, Capua, Carinus, Christian, Christianity, Church, Cicero, Commodus, Constantinople, Council of Nicaea, Epictetus, Greece, Hercules, Nero, Nismes, Pompeii, Probus, Puteoli, Rome, Sophocles, Stoic, Tertullian, Titus, Venus, Verona
Christian Worship: Places of Common Worship
The Christian worship, as might be expected from the humble condition of the church in this period of persecution, was very simple, strongly contrasting with the pomp of the Greek and Roman communion; yet by no means puritanic. We perceive … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Bethlehem, Celsus, Christ, Christian, Christians, Clement of Alexandria, Constantine, Constantinople, Diocletian, Jerusalem, Justin Martyr, Lactantius, Lebanon, Origen, Philip Schaff, Rome, Tertullian, worship
Chronology of the Popes
The oldest links in the chain of Roman bishops are veiled in impenetrable darkness. Tertullian and most of the Latins (and the pseudo-Clementina), make Clement (Phil. 4:3), the first successor of Peter; but Irenaeus, Eusebius, and other Greeks, also Jerome … Continue reading
Book Title: History of the Christian Church
Related Topics: Alexandria, Anacletus, Antioch, Christian, Christianity, Clement, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Linus, Paul, Philip Schaff, Popes, Tertullian
