Turning points :

Noll, Mark A., 1946-

Turning points : decisive moments in the history of Christianity / Mark A. Noll. - 2nd ed. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2000. - 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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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080106211X (paper)

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Church history.

BR 145.2 / .N65 2000

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