From the Apostolic Fathers to the eve of the Reformation McKinion, Steven A. creator text Brentwood, Tennessee B&H Academic 2026 monographic eng

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viii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Introduction: the Great Tradition Apostolic Christianity Persecution and resilience in the ancient church Competing Christianities Preserving the Great Tradition The spread of the church Persecution intensifies in the third century The rise of the imperial church The council of Nicaea and its theological legacy Ongoing doctrinal development in the church Ancient Christianity in practice Augustine and his legacy Antony, benedict, and early monasticism Gregory the Great and the rise of the papacy Sixth and seventh ecumenical councils Liturgical and ecclesial development in the Middle Ages The rise of Islam and the crusades Medieval monasticism, mysticism, and new religious orders The Holy Roman Empire The Great Schism between east and west Scholasticism and its legacy Church, culture, and theology after Aquinas The great western schism The road to the European Reformations The Renaissance and the prelude to the Protestant Reformation Steven A. McKinion and Benjamin T. Quinn Augustine, of Hippo, Saint 354-430 Church history Middle Ages 600-1500 Church history Primitive and early church ca. 30-600 270.1 MCK 1 9781087736112 260821 20260821142243.0