Exploring Church History

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1. The church in the apostolic age -- The beginnings -- 2. The church in its early development -- Strengthening believers -- Defense of the faith -- Attacks against error -- Early development of theology -- Attacks from without -- Attacks from within -- Books for a New Testament -- Theological debate -- 3. The church in the Middle Ages -- Early developments in the Middle Ages -- Gregory the Great and his successors -- Church-state alliance -- The Medieval papacy at its height -- Decline of the Medieval church 4. The church in the Reformation -- Forerunners of the Reformation -- Europe on the eve of the Reformation -- The Lutheran Reformation -- The Swiss Reformation -- National Reformations / France and England -- National Reformations / Scotland and the Netherlands -- Counterattacks -- 5. The church in modern Europe -- An age of orthodoxy -- An age of rationalism -- An age of science -- 6. The church in America -- An era of settlement -- Breaking of ties and revival -- Revival, social concern, and liberalism 7. The church in the contemporary world -- External opposition to Christianity -- Developments within Christianity / Ecumenical efforts -- Developments within Christianity / Decadence, renewal, and the advance of women -- Developments within Christianity / Evangelical advance -- Response to the Gospel / Europe -- Response to the Gospel / The Far East -- Response to the Gospel / Africa, the Muslim world, and Latin America -- Response to the Gospel / Worldwide ministries -- Doctrinal developments -- The challenge before the church.