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Turning points : decisive moments in the history of Christianity / Mark A. Noll.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2000.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 080106211X (paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 270 21
LOC classification:
  • BR 145.2 .N65 2000
Contents:
Contents:
Introduction : The idea of turning points and reasons for studying the history of Christianity -- The church pushed out on its own : the fall of Jerusalem (70) -- Realities of empire : the Council of Nicaea (325) -- Doctrine, politics, and life in the word : the Council of Chalcedon (451) -- The monastic rescue of the church : Benedict's rule (530) -- The culmination of Christendom : the coronation of Charlemagne (800) -- Division between East and West : the Great Schism (1054) -- The beginnings of Protestantism : the Diet of Worms (1521) -- A new Europe : the English Act of Supremacy (1534) -- Catholic reform and worldwide outreach : the founding of the Jesuits (1540) -- The new piety : the conversion of the Wesleys (1738) -- Discontents of the modern West : the French Revolution (1789) -- A faith for all the world : the Edinburgh Missionary Conference (1910) -- Further turning points of the twentieth century.
Summary: Summary:Summary: Explores twelve pivotal events in the history of Christianity ranging from the fall of Jerusalem and the coronation of Charlemagne to the Edinburgh Missionary Conference. Rating: (not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : The idea of turning points and reasons for studying the history of Christianity --
The church pushed out on its own : the fall of Jerusalem (70) --
Realities of empire : the Council of Nicaea (325) --
Doctrine, politics, and life in the word : the Council of Chalcedon (451) --
The monastic rescue of the church : Benedict's rule (530) --
The culmination of Christendom : the coronation of Charlemagne (800) --
Division between East and West : the Great Schism (1054) --
The beginnings of Protestantism : the Diet of Worms (1521) --
A new Europe : the English Act of Supremacy (1534) --
Catholic reform and worldwide outreach : the founding of the Jesuits (1540) --
The new piety : the conversion of the Wesleys (1738) --
Discontents of the modern West : the French Revolution (1789) --
A faith for all the world : the Edinburgh Missionary Conference (1910) --
Further turning points of the twentieth century.

Summary:


Explores twelve pivotal events in the history of Christianity ranging from the fall of Jerusalem and the coronation of Charlemagne to the Edinburgh Missionary Conference.
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