TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robertson,Holmes Paul
TI  - The causes of the spiritual decline of the church in the first three centuries /By Holmes Paul Robertson
AV  - BV4070 .C387 1960
PY  - 1960///
KW  - Columbia Bible College
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Church history
KW  - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
N1  - Typescript; Bibliography: leaves 122-123; Introduction --; The Church Was Gradually Sidetracked From the Original Commission and Source of Power of the Apostles --; Heresy and Schism Threatened the Purity and Unity of the Church --; Persecution Purified and Complicated the Life of the Church --; The church Began a Change of Emphasis When It Attempted to Answer Its Enemies --; A New Emphasis Was Gradually Assimilated into Church Organization-Church Leaders Began to Govern Instead of to Preach and Teach --; The Rise of the Power of the Bishops was a Key to the Decline of the Church --; The Rise of Roman Leadership Helped to Centralize Church Authority and Control --; The Second and Third Centuries Saw a Great Change in Church Worship and Doctrine --; Other Problems Present in a Decaying Church --; The Union of Church and State was a Final and Fatal Step, Spiritually Speaking --; Conclusion; 2
ER  -