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Pt. I. Outline Topic Chronologies -- The Early Church (from The Apostolic Age To The Council Of Nicaea) -- Church And Empire, 313-476 -- Early Heresies And Councils -- Christianity In North Africa (to 698) -- Early Monasticism (to 910) -- Christianity In The Eastern Empire: From Justinian To The Great Schism -- Christianity In The East: The Oriental Orthodox Churches -- Christianity And The Rise Of Islam -- The Western Church, 902-910 -- The Conversion Of Europe (to 1198) -- Christianity In The British Isles -- Moorish And Christian Spain, 711-1492 -- The Medieval Papacy, 1049-1198 -- The Medieval Papacy, 1198-1305 -- The Religious Orders -- The Byzantine Church, 1054-1453 -- The Crusades -- Medieval Heresy: The Albigensian Crusade -- The Teutonic Knights: The Northern Crusades And The Baltic -- The Medieval Papacy, 1309-1449 -- Medieval Anti-semitism: From The Crusades To The Counter-reformation -- The English Church, 1066-1485 -- Christianity And Witchcraft In Europe -- The Proto-reformation -- The Church On The Eve Of The Reformation -- Luther And The German Reformation -- Zwingli And The Reformation In Zurich -- Calvin And Geneva -- The Reformation And The Civil War In France -- The English Church, 1485-1603 -- The Reformation In Scotland, 1472-1603 -- The Northern Reformation -- The Inquisition -- The Jesuits -- The Expansion Of Christianity Overseas -- The English Church, 1603-88 -- Religion In The American Colonies And Canada, 1603-1776 -- Christianity And The Russian Lands -- Christianity And The Ottoman Empire, 1453-1763 -- Christianity In The Eighteenth Century: The Age Of Rationalism -- The English Church, 1689-1837 -- The Church, The French Revolution And The Napoleonic Era, 1789-1815 -- The Papacy In The Age Of Revolution, 1789-1848 -- Church And State In Western Europe, 1848-1914 -- Holy Russia: The Orthodox Church, 1762-1917 -- Christianity And The Ottoman Empire, 1774-1923 -- The Growth Of Religious Toleration In Continental Europe, 1782-1905 -- Religion In America, 1776-1914 -- The Rise Of Black Religion In America, 1787-1918 -- The Spread Of New Religious Movements In America (to 1940) -- The Religious Question In Ireland, 1691-1871 -- The English Church, 1828-1939 -- The Missionaries And Africa, 1752-1913 -- The Missionaries And India, 1698-1857 -- The Missionaries In Australasia And The Pacific -- The Missionaries And The Far East -- The Missionaries And South America, 1815-1914 -- The Growth Of Independent African Christian Movements, 1872-1966 -- The Church In The Age Of The Dictators, 1918-45 -- Christianity Under Communism, 1917-90 -- The Catholic Church And The Modern World -- The Anglican Church Since 1939 -- Religion In America Since 1914 -- Modern Pentecostalism -- The Modern Ecumenical Movement -- Dialogue And Debate: Christianity And The Non-christian World -- Pt. Ii. Glossary Of Terms And Events -- Pt. Iii. Compendium Of Lists, Tables And Statistics -- The Spread Of Christianity -- Persecution And Martyrdom -- The Religious Orders -- The Military Orders -- The Modern Missionary Age -- The Development Of Christian Doctrine -- Pilgrimages And Cults -- Church Membership In The Modern Era -- Selected Offices And Office Holders. Chris Cook. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 351-353) And Index.