{"product_id":"the-early-church-isbn-9780140231991","title":"The Early Church","description":"Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world.\u003cb\u003e1. From Jerusalem to Rome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jewish background; the earliest Church; the Gentile Church; encounter with the Roman Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Faith and Order\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bonds of unity; gnosticism; the Ministry and the Bible; forms of the Ministry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Expansion and Growth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCauses of success; the geographical extension of the Church; the defence of the Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Justin and Irenaeus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJustin Martyr; Irenaeus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Easter, the Monarchian Controversy, and Tertullian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEaster; the Monarchian Controversy; Tertullian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Clement of Alexandria and Origen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClement of Alexandria; Origen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Church, State and Society in the Third Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pagan revival and the persecution of Decius; Cyprian; the Great Persecution and its consequences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Constantine and the Council of Nicaea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. The Arian Controversy after the Council of Nicaea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Nicaea to the death of Constantine; the Church under the sons of Constantine; from Julian to Theodosius I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. The Conflict of Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Church, State and Society from Julian to Theodosius\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. The Ascetic Movement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. The Controversy about Origen and the Tragedy of John Chrysostom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. The Problem of the Person of Christ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiodore, Theodore and Apollinaris; Cyril and Nestorius; the \"Monophysite\" Council of Ephesus and the reaction at Chalcedon; the search for reconciliation; the doctrine of one will\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. The Development of Latin Christian Thought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerome and the beginnings of maturity; the conversion of Augustine; the Donatist schism and the problem of coercion; \"The City of God\" and the Pelagian controversy; the Holy Trinity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. The Papacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. The Church and the Barbarians\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. Worship and Art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiturby; daily offices; early Church music; Christian art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Chadwick\u003c\/b\u003e was a Regius professor at both Oxford and Cambridge; head of Christ Church, Oxford, and Peterhouse, Cambridge; recipient of a honorary doctorate from Chicago, Harvard, Yale, and Uppsala; a member of the German Order of Merit; a fellow (former vice-president) of the British Academy; and a corresponding member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the French Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, and the Gottingen and Rhineland academies. He was made a knight in 1989.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304416334053,"sku":"NP9780140231991","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140231991.jpg?v=1767739107","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-early-church-isbn-9780140231991","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}