The Story of Christianity - Volume 1: The early Church to the Reformation
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The Early Church to the dawn of the Reformation -- The fullness of time -- The Church in Jerusalem -- Mission to the Gentiles -- First conflicts with the state -- Persecution in the second century -- The defense of the faith -- The deposit of the faith -- The teachers of the Church -- Persecution in the third century -- Christian life -- The Great Persecution and the final victory -- Constantine --- Official theology: Eusebius fo Caesarea -- The monastic reaction -- The schismatic reaction: Donatism -- The Arian controversy and the Council of Nicea -- The Pagan reaction: Julian the Apostate -- Athanasius of Alexandria -- The Great Cappadocians -- Ambrose of Milan -- John Chrysostom -- Jerome -- Augustine of Hippo -- Beyond the Borders of the Empire -- The end of an era -- The new order -- Eastern Christianity -- Imperial restoration and continuing decay -- Movements of renewal -- The offensive against Islam -- The Golden Age of Medieval Christianity -- The collapse -- In quest of Reformation -- Renaissance and humanism -- Spain and the New World -- The Portuguese enterprise