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

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

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

Description

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. 352 p. :ill. ;23 cm.

Book Details

Author

Noll, Mark A.

Place Published

City

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Date Published

circa 2000

Publication Subjects

Church history.

Call No.

BR145.2 .N65 2000

ISBN

080106211X (paper)

LCCN

00057212

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.