Two kingdoms : the Church and culture through the ages

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The early and medieval church (A.D. 1-1450). The founding of the church ; The church in the Roman state ; Doctrinal development in the church ; The church after Constantine ; European expansion of the church ; The church under papal monarchy ; The medieval church in the West ; The medieval church in the East -- The reformed and revived church (1300-1789). The medieval church declines ; The Reformation impacts the church ; Religious conflicts plague Europe ; The church expands beyond Europe ; Orthodoxy and absolutism shape the church ; Puritanism and pietism arouse the church ; Science and Enlightenment challenge the church ; The church shows renewed vigor -- The advancing and global church (1789-present). The church in a revolutionary age ; The church in an age of ideology ; the church in an industrial age ; The worldwide expansion of the church ; The church in the twilight of the West ; The church in a war-torn world ; The church as a global institution -- Epilogue : ongoing challenges to the church's advance.