History of the Christian Church, Volume III:

History of the Christian Church, Volume III: Nicene and Post-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 311-600.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Preface to the Third Revision

Nicene and Post-Nicene Christianity

Sources

Later Literature

Introduction and General View

Downfall of Heathenism and Victory of Christianity in the Roman Empire

Constantine The Great. a.d. 306-337

The Sons of Constantine. a.d. 337-361

Julian the Apostate, and the Reaction of Paganism. a.d. 361-363

From Jovian to Theodosius. a.d. 363-392

Theodosius the Great and his Successors. a.d. 392-550

The Downfall of Heathenism

The Literary Triumph of Christianity over Greek and Roman Heathenism

Heathen Polemics. New Objections

Julian's Attack upon Christianity

The Heathen Apologetic Literature

Christian Apologists and Polemics

Augustine's City of God. Salvianus

Alliance of Church and State and Its Influence on Public Morals and Religion

The New Position of the Church in the Empire

Rights and Privileges of the Church. Secular Advantages

Support of the Clergy

Episcopal Jurisdiction and Intercession

Legal Sanction of Sunday

Influence of Christianity on Civil Legislation. The Justinian Code

Elevation of Woman and the Family

Social Reforms. The Institution of Slavery

Abolition of Gladiatorial Shows

Evils of the Union of Church and State. Secularization of the Church

Worldliness and Extravagance

Byzantine Court Christianity

Intrusion of Politics into Religion

The Emperor-Papacy and the Hierarchy

Restriction of Religious Freedom, and Beginnings of Persecution of Heretics

The Rise and Progress of Monasticism

Origin of Christian Monasticism. Comparison with other forms of Asceticism

Development of Monasticism

Nature and Aim of Monasticism

Monasticism and the Bible

Lights and Shades of Monastic Life

Position of Monks in the Church

Influence and Effect of Monasticism

Paul of Thebes and St. Anthony

Spread of Anchoretism. Hilarion

St. Symeon and the Pillar Saints

Pachomius and the Cloister life

Fanatical and Heretical Monastic Societies in The East

Monasticism in the West. Athanasius, Ambrose, Augustine, Martin of Tours

St. Jerome as a Monk

St. Paula

Benedict of Nursia

The Rule of St. Benedict

The Benedictines. Cassiodorus

Opposition to Monasticism. Jovinian

Helvidius, Vigilantius, and Aerius

The Hierarchy and Polity of the Church

Schools of the Clergy

Clergy and Laity. Elections

Marriage and Celibacy of the Clergy

Moral Character of the Clergy in general

The Lower Clergy

The Bishops

Organization of the Hierarchy: Country Bishop, City Bishops, and Metropolitans

The Patriarchs

Synodical Legislation on the Patriarchal Power and Jurisdiction

The Rival Patriarchs of Old and New Rome

The Latin Patriarch

Conflicts and Conquests of the Latin Patriarchate

The Papacy

Opinions of the Fathers

The Decrees of Councils on the Papal Authority

Leo the Great. a.d. 440-461

The Papacy from Leo I to Gregory I. a.d. 461-590

The Synodical System. The Ecumenical Councils

List of the Ecumenical Councils of the Ancient Church

Books of Ecclesiastical Law

Church Discipline and Schisms

Decline of Discipline

The Donatist Schism. External History

Augustine and the Donatists. Their Persecution and Extinction

Internal History of the Donatist Schism. Dogma of the Church

The Roman Schism of Damasus and Ursinus

The Meletian Schism at Antioch

Public Worship and Religious Customs and Ceremonies

The Revolution in Cultus

The Civil and Religious Sunday

The Church Year

The Christmas Cycle

The Easter Cycle

The Time of the Easter Festival

The Cycle of Pentecost

The Exaltation of the Virgin Mariology

Mariolatry

The Festivals of Mary

The Worship of Martyrs and Saints

Festivals of the Saints

The Christian Calendar. The Legends of the Saints. The Acta Sanctorum

Worship of Relics. Dogma of the Resurrection. Miracles of Relics

Observations on the Miracles of the Nicene Age

Processions and Pilgrimages

Public Worship of the Lord's Day. Scripture-Reading and Preaching

The Sacraments in General

Baptism

Confirmation

Ordination

The Sacrament of the Eucharist

The Sacrifice of the Eucharist

The Celebration of the Eucharist

The Liturgies. Their Origin and Contents

The Oriental Liturgies

The Occidental Liturgies

Liturgical Vestments

Christian Art

Religion and Art

Church Architecture

The Consecration of Churches

Interior Arrangement of Churches

Architectural Style. The Basilicas

The Byzantine Style

Baptisteries, Grave-Chapels, and Crypts

Crosses and Crucifixes

Images of Christ

Images of Madonna and Saints

Consecrated Gifts

Church Poetry and Music

The Poetry of the Oriental Church

The Latin Hymn

The Latin Poets and Hymns

Theological Controversies, and Development of the Ecumenical Orthodoxy

General Observations. Doctrinal Importance of the Period. Influence of the Ancient Philosophy

Sources of Theology. Scripture and Tradition

The Arian Controversy down to the Council of Nicaea, 318-325

The Council of Nicaea, 325

The Arian and Semi-Arian Reaction, a.d. 325-361

The Final Victory of Orthodoxy, and the Council of Constantinople, 381

The Theological Principles involved: Import of the Controversy

Arianism

Semi-Arianism

Revived Sabellianism. Marcellus and Photinus

The Nicene Doctrine of the Consubstantiality of the Son with the Father

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

The Nicene and Constantinopolitan Creed

The Nicene, Doctrine of the Trinity. The Trinitarian Terminology

The Post-Nicene Trinitarian Doctrine of Augustine

The Athanasian Creed

The Orgenistic Controversy in Palestine. Epiphanius, Rufinus, and Jerome, a.d. 394-399

The Origenistic Controversy in Egypt and Constantinople. Theophilus and Chrysostom a.d. 399-407

General View. Alexandrian and Antiochian Schools

The Apollinarian Heresy, a.d. 362-381

The Nestorian Controversy, a.d. 428-431

The Ecumenical Council of Ephesus, a.d. 431. The Compromise

The Nestorians

The Eutychian Controversy. The Council of Robbers, a.d. 449

The Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, A.D. 451

The Orthodox Christology--Analysis and Criticism

The Monophysite Controversies

The Three, Chapters, and the Fifth Ecumenical Council, A.D. 553

The Monophysite Sects: Jacobites, Copts, Abyssinians, Armenians, Maronites

Character of the Pelagian Controversy

External History of the Pelagian Controversy, A.D. 411-431

The Pelagian Controversy in Palestine

Position of the Roman Church. Condemnation of Pelagianism

The Pelagian System: Primitive State and Freedom of Man; the Fall

The Pelagian System Continued: Doctrine, of Human Ability and Divine Grace

The Augustinian System: The Primitive State of Man, and Free Will

The Augustinian System: The Fall and its Consequences

The Augustinian System: Original Sin, and the Origin of the Human Soul

Arguments for the Doctrine of Original Sin and Hereditary Guilt

Answers to Pelagian Objections

Augustine's Doctrine of Redeeming Grace

The Doctrine of Predestination

Semi-Pelagianism

Victory of Semi-Augustinianism. Council of Orange, A.D. 529

Church Fathers, and Theological Literature

Eusebius of Caesarea

The Church Historians after Eusebius

Athanasius the Great

Basil the Great

Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory Nazianzen

Didymus of Alexandria

Cyril of Jerusalem

Epiphanius

John Chrysostom

Cyril of Alexandria

Ephraem the Syrian

Lactantius

Hilary of Poitiers

Ambrose

Jerome as a Divine and Scholar

The Works of Jerome

Augustine

The Works of Augustine

The Influence of Augustine upon Posterity and his Relation to Catholicism and Protestantism

Appendix to the Revised Edition, 1884

Addenda Et Corrigenda

Addenda to the Fifth Edition. 1893

Appendix to the Revised Edition, 1884

Addenda Et Corrigenda

Indexes

Subject Index

Index of Scripture References

Index of Names

Greek Words and Phrases

Hebrew Words and Phrases

German Words and Phrases

French Words and Phrases