The Christian Religion
Its Origin and Progress

Table of Contents

General preface
Part I. The Church in the Roman Empire: Foreword
1. The Roman Empire
2. The church and the Empire
3. The final struggle
4. Life in the early church I
5. Life in the early church II
6. The growth of the church's creed I
7. The growth of the church's creed II
8. Monasticism
9. The church in action
10. The church supreme
Table of important events, etc.
Part II. The Church in the Middle Ages: Author's preface
1. The decay of Christian civilization in the West (476–604)
2. The Popes turn to the Franks (604–800)
3. The beginnings of modern Europe (800–1000)
4. The revival of the papacy and European civilization (1000–1100)
5. The rise of medieval civilization: cities and universities
6. The medieval church
7. The great days of the papacy (1100–1300)
8. The troubles of the papacy (1300–1417)
9. The Renaissance
10. The Reformation
Part III. The Church in England: Author's preface
1. The church in England before the Reformation
2. The breach with Roman authority
3. The problem of toleration
4. Religion in England during and after the Reformation
5. The age of reason
6. The religious revival
7. Church establishment and religious equality
8. New life in the nineteenth century
9. Science - criticism - modernism
10. Our unhappy divisions: the problem of reunion
Bibliography.

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