Landmarks Of Church History To The Reformation

Plot

A. Early Church History -- Landmarks Of The Apostolic Age -- Death Of The Apostle John And Close Of The Apostolic Age -- Martyrdom Of Polycarp, And Close Of The Sub-apostolic Age -- The Decian Persecution; Crisis Of Conflict Between Church And State -- The Five Christian Emperor; And The First Church Establishment -- The First General Council; The Nicene Creed -- Sack Of Rome By Alaric; St. Augustine And His Two Chief Contemporaries -- Repulse Of Heathenism At Chalons; Condemnation Of Heresy At Chalcedon -- St. Benedict And His Monastic Rule; Justinian And The Church Of St. Sophia -- B. Medieval Church History -- The Pontificate Of Gregory The Great; Inauguration Of Medieval Christianity -- The Flight Of Mahomet; Islam As The Rival Of Christianity -- Arrest Of Mahometanism At Tours, And Culmination Of Boniface's Missionary Center -- Coronation Of Charlemagne And His Place In Medieval Church History -- Image-worship And Transubstantiation: A Stage In The Growth Of Superstition -- 1000ad General Survey -- The Pontificate Of Hildebrand -- Inauguration And Issue Of The Crusades -- Albigensian And Waldensian Revolt -- Summit Of Papal Power Under Innocent Iii.; Rise Of Mendicant Orders -- Thomas Aquinas And The Culmination Of Scholasticism -- Commencement Of The Babylonish Captivity -- The Morning Star Of The Reformation, John Wyclif -- The Council Of Constance -- Close Of The Middle Ages; Approach Of The Reformation -- C. The Reformation -- Inauguration Of The Reformation By Luther -- Reformed And Roman Catholic Christendom At The Death Of Calvin