History of the Christian Church: Vol. 2

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BoD – Books on Demand, Mar 18, 2022 - Fiction - 552 pages
Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
 

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CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME
1
CHAPTER I
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CHAPTER II
72
10 The Heathen Apologetic Literature
80
ALLIANCE OF CHURCH AND STATE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PUBLIC MORALS AND RELIGION PAGK Sources and Literature
90
The New Position of the Church in the Empire
91
14 Rights and Privileges of the Church Secular Advantages
95
54 Organization of the Hierarchy CountryBishops CityBishops and Metropolitans
267
55 The Patriarchs
271
56 Synodical Legislation on the Patriarchal Sees
274
57 The Rival Patriarchs of Old and New Rome
284
The Latin Patriarch
288
59 Conflicts and Conquests of the Latin Patriarchate
293
60 The Papacy
299
Opinions of the Fathers
302

15 Support of the Clergy
100
Episcopal Jurisdiction and Intercession
102
Legal Sanction of Sunday The Civil Sabbath
105
Influence of Christianity on Civil Legislation The Justinian Code
107
19 Elevation of Woman and the Family
111
20 Social Reforms The StateChurch and Slavery Care of the Poor and Unfortunate
121
Abolition of Gladiatorial Shows
122
Evils of the Union of Church and State Secularization of the Church
125
Worldliness and Extravagance
127
Byzantine CourtChristianity
128
Intrusion of Politics into Religion
131
The EmperorPapacy and the Hierarchy
133
Restriction of Religious Freedom and Persecution of Heretics
138
CHAPTER IV
147
Origin of Christian Monasticism Comparison with other Forms of Asceticism
148
Development of Monasticism
156
Nature and Aim of Monasticism
158
Monasticism and the Bible
160
Lights and Shades of Monastic Life
163
Position of Monks in the Church
173
34 Influence and Effect of Monasticism
174
Paul of Thebes and St Anthony
179
Spread of Anchoritism Hilarion
188
37 Symeon and the PillarSaints
191
38 Pachomius and the Cloister Life
195
39 Fanatical and Heretical Monastic Societies in the East
199
40 Monasticism in the West Athanasius Ambrose Augustine Martin of Tours
200
St Jerome as Monk
205
St Paula
214
43 St Benedict of Nursia
216
The Rule of St Benedict
220
The Benedictines Cassiodorus
224
Opposition to Monasticism Jovinian
226
Helvidius Vigilantius and Aërius
231
CHAPTER V
234
49 Clergy and Laity Elections
238
50 Marriage and Celibacy of the Clergy
242
51 Moral character of the Clergy in general
250
52 The Lower Clergy
257
53 The Bishops
263
Decrees of Councils on Papal Authority
311
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The Synodical System Ecumenical Councils
330
66 List of the Ecumenical Councils
349
Books of Ecclesiastical Law
353
CHAPTER VI
356
69 The Schism of the Donatists External History
360
Augustine and the Donatists Their Persecution and Extinction
363
71 Internal History of the Donatist Schism Dogma of the Church
365
The Roman Schism of Damasus and Ursinus
370
73 The Meletian Schisin at Antioch
372
CHAPTER VII
375
75 The Civil and Religious Sunday
378
The Church Year
386
77 The Christmas Cycle
394
78 The Easter Cycle
400
79 The Time of Easter
404
The Cycle of Pentecost
407
81 The Exaltation of the Virgin Mariology
409
82 Mariolatry
422
The Festivals of Mary
425
The Worship of Martyrs and Saints
428
Festivals of the Saints
442
The Christian Calendar The Legends of the Saints Acta Sanc torum
449
Observations on the Miracles of the Nicene Age
460
89 Processions and Pilgrimages
465
Public Worship of the Lords Day Scripture Reading and Preaching
469
The Sacraments in general
474
92 Baptism
480
Confirmation
487
94 Ordination
489
95 The Sacrament of the Eucharist
491
96 The Sacrifice of the Eucharist
502
97 The Celebration of the Eucharist
511
98 The Liturgies Their Origin and Contents
517
99 The Oriental Liturgies
526
The Occidental Liturgies
531
101 Sacerdotal Vestments
535
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