Charts of Ancient and Medieval Church History

by John D. Hannah

• ISBN13: 9780310233169
• ISBN10: 031023316X
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Charts of Ancient and Medieval Church History provides a powerful visual tool for understanding the historic foundations on which contemporary Christians rests. From geography, to theology, to doctrines both orthodox and heretical, to key figures and movements across the centuries, the broad, comprehensive scope of early church history comes across simply, clearly, and with impact.Divided into two sections--Ancient and Medieval--this book covers the first 1,500 years of church history with nearly 160 charts, diagrams, and maps grouped under numerous subdivisions. A sampler of subdivisions and specific charts includes: Introductions: Church History in a NutshellProminent CitiesThe Setting of the ChurchThe Life of Jesus ChristThe Age of the Earliest Church FathersThe Age of the ApologistsEssential Components of GnosticismThe Creed of ChalcedonPelagius and Augustine ComparedThe Rise of Episcopacy and Papacy in the ChurchThe Emergence of the Roman Catholic ChurchThe Rise of the Islamic FaithThe Division of the Church: West and EastThe CrusadesScholasticismThe Church on the Eve of the ReformationThe PowerPoint(R) CD-ROM supplied with this book gives instructors an ideal tool for classroom and group presentations. Charts of Ancient and Medieval Church History will help Christians not only develop a firm grasp on the rich legacy of their faith, but understand how it influences the church today and their own lives as believers.

Author Biography

Dr. John D. Hannah (Th.D., Ph.D.) is department chairman and distinguished professor of historical theology at Dallas Theological Seminary and adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary

Table of Contents

Introduction: Church History in a Nutshell

A Panoramic View of Christian History

The Meaning of Universal History: God's Glory Revealed, Redemption Accomplished

A Summary of Church History

The Divisions of History

A Protestant View of Church History

The Ancient Period of Church History (from Christ to 600)

The History of the Church: The Ancient Period

Prominent Cities in the Eastern Mediterranean

Prominent Cities in the West

The Age of the Apostles (from Christ to 100)

The Setting of the Church

The History of Israel: The Intertestamental Era

History of the Intertestamental Era and the Jews

The Division of Alexander's Empire

The Maccabean Revolt

The Life of Jesus Christ

Palestine in Christ's Day

Politics of Palestine in Christ's Day

The Beginning of the Church

Paul's First Missionary Journey

Paul's Second Missionary Journey

Paul's Third Missionary Journey

Paul's Journey to Rome

Paul's Release Journeys

The Diaspora and the Churches of the First Century

The Age of the Earliest Church Fathers (from 100 to 150)

The Earliest Church Fathers

The History of the Rise of the Episcopacy

The Concept of Authority in the Early Church

The Components of Early Church Government

The Earliest Church Fathers and End-Time Events

The Age of the Apologists (from 150 to 300)

The Apologists

Early Church Writers and Writings

Emperors and Persecutions

The Schools of Thought in Early Christianity

Justin Martyr's Apologetics

Clement of Alexandria on Philosophy

Clement of Alexandria on Levels of Christian Experience

The Apologists and Their Understanding of Christ

Irenaeus and the Recapitualation Theory of the Atonement

Origen and the Ransom-to-Satan View of the Atonement

Baptism in the Early Church

Baptism and Salvation in the Early Church

The Lord's Supper in the Early Church

The Apologists and End-Time Events

Gnosticism: Perplexing Questions

Essential Components of Gnosticism

Gnosticism's Concept of Salvation

Manicheanism

Marcionism

Gnosticism and Marcionism Compared

Montanism

Church-State Relations

The Response of the Ancient Church to Heresy

The Old Roman Symbol: A Baptismal Confession

The Major Bishoprics in the Roman Empire

The Church in the Roman Empire

Christians in the Roman Empire

The Triumph of the Church over the Empire (from 300 to 600)

The Major Churchmen of the Period

The Major Councils of the Early Church

Adoptionism: An Attempt to Explain Christ

Modalism: An Attempt to Explain Christ

Adoptionism and Modalism Compared

Arianism

Arianism: The Opponents and the Issue

The Nicene Creed (325)

The Arian Controversy and Trinitarianism

The Resurgence of Arianism

Trinitarianism (Error Avoided)

The Doctrine of God: Perspectives in the Christian Era

The Trinity and the Incarnate Christ Compared

The Major Schools of Thought in the Fourth-Century Christological Debates

Apollinarianism (A Denial of the Humanity of Christ)

The Creed of Constantinople (381)

Nestorianism (A Divided Christ: Denial of Unity)

Eutychianism (Monophysitism) (A United Christ: Denial of Duality)

The Creed of Chalcedon (451)

The Creed of Constantinople (553)

The Debate over Christology: The Rending of the Catholic Church

The Divisions of the catholic Church

The Life of Pelagius

The Anthropology of Pelagius

The Ecclesiastical and Literary Career of Augustine

The Anthropology of Augustine

Pelagius and Augustine: A Study in Contrast

Pelagius and Augustine Compared

Augustine on Freedom of Choice

Augustine's Theory of History: The Two Cities

Augustine and the Triumph of Amillennialism

Augustine and the Nature of the Church

The Development of Monasticism

John Cassian and Cooperative Grace

Divine Grace and the Synod Of Orange (529)

Basic Views in the Sin-and-Grace Controversy

Basic Views of Grace Summarized

Early Medieval Christianity and Baptism

The Medieval Period of Church History (from 600 to 1500)

The Emerging Power of the Medieval Church

The Rise of Episcopacy and Papacy in the Church

Europe in the Time of Gregory the Great (590-604)

The Medieval Church: Social Disintegration and Religious Renewal

The History of the Doctrine of Salvation in the Ancient and Medieval Church

The Emergence of the Roman Catholic Church

The Development of Roman Catholic Theology

Political Structures in the Medieval Period

The Carolingian Empire during the Time of Charles the Great

The Breakup of the Carolingian Empire

Viking Raids and Expansion

Missionary Activity in the Medieval Period

The Spread of the Church: The Witness of Vernacular Translations

Missionary Expansion to England

Christianity among British and Germanic Peoples

The Rise of the Islamic Faith

The History of Islam

The Spread of Islam

The Five Pillars of Islam

The Continuing Christological Controversy

Monothelitism

The Creed of Constantinople (680)

The Division of the Church: West and East

Constantine's New Capital: The Seeds of Division

The Filioque Controversy

The History of the Orthodox Church: An Eastern Perspective

The Debate over Authority: The Rending of the (Chalcedonian) Catholic Church

The Crusades

The Path of the Medieval Crusades

The Crusades and the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Monasticism

The Major Monasteries of the Middle Ages

The Religious Orders of the Medieval Period

Scholasticism

The Rise of Scholasticism

The Emerging Universities of Europe

University Curricula

The Introduction of Aristotle's Wrings into Western Theology

Scholastic Approaches to Knowing

Anselm and the Meaning of the Atonement

Abelard and the Meaning of the Atonement

The Anselmic and Abelardian Theories in Protestantism

Peter Lombard: The Source and Application of Merit

Peter Lombard: The Concept of Grace

Peter Lombard: The Seven Sacraments as Means of Grace

Peter Lombard: The Seven Sacraments Explained

The History of the Doctrine of the Lord's Supper

Transubstantiation: The Roman Catholic View of the Lord's Table

The Accomplishments of Christ: A Treasury of Merit

Thomas Aquinas and Merit through an Increase of Grace

Thomas Aquinas: Divine Redemption and Merit

Thomas Aquinas and Justification: Forgiveness without Righteousness

Thomas Aquinas: The Steps to Salvation

Thomas Aquinas and Transubstantiation

Thomas Aquinas: The Role of Baptism

The Importance of Thomas Aquinas in the Roman Catholic Tradition

Thomas Aquinas and the Reformers: Views of Justification Compared

William of Ockham and Gabriel Biel: The Steps to Salvation

The Reformation Traditions: Different Views of the Past

The Fracturing of the Church: The Need for Reform

The Church on the Eve of the Reformation

How the Reformation Came About: Three Essentials

The Controversy over Papal versus Conciliar Authority

The Latin Vulgate: The Need for New Translations

John Wycliffe: A Voice for Reform

The Meaning of the Renaissance

The Renaissance Academies in Italy

Scholasticism and Renaissance Humanism Compared

The Medieval View of History

The Renaissance View of History

The Need for Reform: Agreement between Luther and Erasmus

The Conflict between Luther and Erasmus

The Failure of the Church on the Eve of the Reformation