A History of the Christian Movement: The Development of Christian Institutions

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A new covenant. The context of the revelation ; The record of the revelation ; The revelation ; The reaction to the revelation -- The search for definition. Entrance into the pagan world ; The struggle for acceptance in the pagan world ; The victory over the pagan world -- The great synthesis. Survival ; New beginnings ; Latin Christendom : a search for identity as church and state ; The flowering of the Latin Christian culture -- An age of crises. The potential of a universal church ; The professionalization of the church ; Crises of leadership ; Calls for reform -- The triumph of pluralism. Luther and the spark of Reformation ; The Protestant offensive ; The reorganization of Christian Europe ; The paths of pluralism -- A new environment. The transmission of Christianity to the New World ; The rebirth of Christianity in the American environment ; The maturation of American Christianity ; The fruition of American Christianity.