Pilgrims and Popes : a concise history of pre -Reformation Christianity in the West /
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Eugene, Oregon :
Cascade Books,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1 : The history of the early church. Christianity in the first and early second century ; Christianity and politics : persecution and growth in the first three centuries ; Challenges to the Christian movement and trends toward a unified faith ; Christianity and culture : the encounter with Hellenist philosophy ; Christianity becomes the religion of the empire ; Theological and ecclesial controversies in the fourth century ; Theology and Christological debates in the fifth century
- Part 2 : The history of the medieval church. Mission history : the extension of the Catholic church and its inculturation in new contexts ; Papal history : the growth of papal power ; The history of a growing division : the churches in east and west go separate ways ; The history of "the other church" : revivals, reform, and alternative faith expressions in medieval times ; Outward militancy and inward divisions in high and late medieval times ; Theological developments during the medieval time ; Epilogue : faith, God-talk, and historical studies.