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.