Turning points : decisive moments in the history of Christianity /
Noll, Mark A., 1946-,
Turning points : decisive moments in the history of Christianity / [print] Mark A. Noll. - second edition. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, (c)2000. - 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : The idea of turning points and reasons for studying the history of Christianity -- The church pushed out on its own : the fall of Jerusalem (70) -- Realities of empire : the Council of Nicaea (325) -- Doctrine, politics, and life in the word : the Council of Chalcedon (451) -- The monastic rescue of the church : Benedict's rule (530) -- The culmination of Christendom : the coronation of Charlemagne (800) -- Division between East and West : the Great Schism (1054) -- The beginnings of Protestantism : the Diet of Worms (1521) -- A new Europe : the English Act of Supremacy (1534) -- Catholic reform and worldwide outreach : the founding of the Jesuits (1540) -- The new piety : the conversion of the Wesleys (1738) -- Discontents of the modern West : the French Revolution (1789) -- A faith for all the world : the Edinburgh Missionary Conference (1910) -- Further turning points of the twentieth century.
9780801062117
00057212
Church history.
BR145.N793.T876 2000
Turning points : decisive moments in the history of Christianity / [print] Mark A. Noll. - second edition. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, (c)2000. - 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : The idea of turning points and reasons for studying the history of Christianity -- The church pushed out on its own : the fall of Jerusalem (70) -- Realities of empire : the Council of Nicaea (325) -- Doctrine, politics, and life in the word : the Council of Chalcedon (451) -- The monastic rescue of the church : Benedict's rule (530) -- The culmination of Christendom : the coronation of Charlemagne (800) -- Division between East and West : the Great Schism (1054) -- The beginnings of Protestantism : the Diet of Worms (1521) -- A new Europe : the English Act of Supremacy (1534) -- Catholic reform and worldwide outreach : the founding of the Jesuits (1540) -- The new piety : the conversion of the Wesleys (1738) -- Discontents of the modern West : the French Revolution (1789) -- A faith for all the world : the Edinburgh Missionary Conference (1910) -- Further turning points of the twentieth century.
9780801062117
00057212
Church history.
BR145.N793.T876 2000