Chapter I. The study of church history
Outline: I. Present status of history in college work
II. Ecclesiastical history excluded since the Reformation by political history
III. New view of the medieval church and its influence
IV. Renaissance of interest in Church history
V. Pedagogical value and treatment of Church history
Chapter II. General Bibliography on church history
Outline: I. Primary materials
III. Sketch of the writing of church history
IV. Most important collections of primary sources.
V. Most important general church histories
VI. Dictionaries and encyclopedias
VII. Atlases and chronologies
Chapter III. Preparation of the civilized world for the Christian church
Outline: I. The ancient world
II. Condition of the civilized world at the time Jesus came
III> How the condition of the world prepared the way for Christianity
Chapter IV. Origin, spread, and organization of the church during the apostolic age.
Outline: I. Origin of the Christina church
II. Spread of the Apostolic church
III. Organization of the early church
Chapter V. The roman church and Peter's primacy
Outline: I. Planting of the church in Rome and its organization there
II. The two opposing views of the Petrine theory
III. Proofs advanced for the Petrine theory
IV. Evidence given against the Petrine theory
V. Historical conclusions
Chapter VI. The Roman Government's treatment of the Christians
Outline: I. Religious persecutions before the Christian era
II. Christians first persecuted by the Jews
III. Causes and motives of persecution by the Roman government
IV. Number and general character of the persecutions
V. Results of persecutions
Chapter VII. Transition of the church under Constantine
Outline: I. Condition of the Empire in 300
II. How Constantine became emperor
III. Constantine's conversion to Christianity
IV. Constantine's favors to Christianity
V. Constantine's character
VI. Constantine's historical significance
Chapter VIII. The council of Nicea and its results
Outline: I. Diversion of Christian thought in the early Church
II. The Arian controversy
III. The council of Nicea and its actions
IV. Later history of Arianism
Chapter IX. Rise of the Papacy
Outline: I. Favourable conditions when the Christian era began
II. Forces at work up to 313
III. Description of the Roman Church in 313
IV. Growth of the Papacy from 313 t0 604
V. Condition of the Papacy at the close of this period, 604
Chapter X. Rise of the Papacy Continued
Outline: I. Importance of the institution of monasticism
II. Antecedents and analogies
III. Causes of the origin of Christian monasticism
IV. Evolution of Christian monasticism
V. Spread of group monasticism from the East to the West
VI. Development of monasticism in Western Europe.
VII. Opposition to monasticism
VIII. Results and influences of monasticism
Chapter XII. Spread of the Christian Church over Europe
Outline: I. Extent of Christianity under Gregory the great
II. Character of missionary work from the sixth to the tenth century
III. Conversion of the British Isles
IV. Conversion of the Franks
V. Conversion of the Germans
VI. Conversion of the Scandinavia
VII. Planting of the church among the Slavs
VIII. Efforts to convert the Mohamedans
Chapter XIII. Separation of the Roman and Greek Churches
Outline: I. Relation of the Greek and Roman churches before 325
II. Effect of the Arian controversy on the situation
III. The history of image worship
IV. Character and results of the Iconoclastic controversy
VI. Resemblances and differences between the two churches
Chapter XIV. Relation of the church and state up to the Dissolution of the Carolingian empire
Outline: I. Church and state before Constantine
II. Church and state from Constantine to 476
III. Period of the Ostrogothic rule (476
IV. Reunion of Italy with the Eastern Empire
V. Alliance between the papacy and the Franks
VI. Restoration of the empire in the west in 800
VII. Effect of the rise of national states on the church
Chapter XV. The pseudo-isidorian decretals and the papal constitution
Outline: I. What were the pseudo-isidorian decretals?
II. Condition of Europe when the Decretals appeared
III. Purpose of the forgery
IV. Character and composition
V. Time, place, and personality of authorship
VI. Significance and results
VII. Nicholas I. and papal supremacy
VIII. Decline of spirituality in the church
Chapter XVI. Organization, life, and institutions of the church, sixth to ninth century
Ouline: I. Organization of the papal hierarchy
II. Moral condition of the clergy and laity
III. Great activity and wide influence of the church
IV. The ordeals and the church
V. Church discipline: excommunication and interdict, and penance
VI. Worship; the mass; preaching; hymns
Chapter XVII. The Holy Roman Empire and the papacy
Outline: I. Decline of the empire under the later Carolingians
II. Preparations to restore the empire on a German basis
III. Otto the Great creates the Holy Roman Empire
IV. Holy Roman Empire attains its height under Henry III
V. Results of the creation of the Holy Roman Empire
Chapter XVIII. Preparations for the Hildebrandine reformation
Outline: I. Decline of the papacy after Nicholas I
II. Reform efforts before the time of Hildebrand
IV. The Hildebrandine popes
Chapter XIX. Gregory VII and his work
Outline: I. condition of the church in 1073
II. Election of Hildebrand as pope
III. Gregory VII's matured papal theory and reform ideas
IV. His efforts to realize his ideals
V. The investiture strife
V. The investiture strife
