The Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries
Adolf von Harnack [1851-1930],
Book Description
Title:
The Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries
Author:
Adolf von Harnack [1851-1930]
Publication Year:
1904
Location:
London
Publisher:
Williams and Norgate
Pages:
494+488
Subjects:
Church History, Early Ehurch
Copyright Holder:
Public domain
Table of Contents
Book I. Introductory
Judaism: Its Diffusion and Limits
The External Conditions of the World-wide. Expansion of the Christian Religion
The Internal Conditions Determining the World-wide Expansion of the Christian Religion-Religious Syncretism
Jesus Christ and the Universal Mission, According to the Gospels
The Transition from the Jewish to the Gentile Mission
Excursus. The Alleged Council of the Apostles at Antioch
Book II: The Mission-Preaching in Word and Deed
The Religious Characteristics of the Mission-Preaching
The Gospel of the Saviour and of Salvation Excursus. The Conflict with Demons
The Gospel of Love and Charity
The Religion of the Spirit and of Power, of Moral Earnestness and Holiness
Religion of Authority and of Reason, of the Mysteries and of Transcendentalism
The Tidings of the New People and of the Third Race: The Historical and Political Consciousness of Christendom
Excursus. Christians as s Third Race, in the Judgment of Their Opponents
The Religion of a Book and of a History Realized
The Conflict With Polytheism and Idolatry Epilogue. Christianity in its Completed Form as Syncretistic Religion
Book III
The Christian Missionaries (Apostles, Evangelists, Prophets, Teachers: The Informal Missionaries) Excursus. Travelling: The Exchange of Letters and Literature
Methods of the Mission: Baptism, and the Invasion of Domestic Life
The Names of Christian Believers
Excursus I. "Friends" (ϕίλοι)
Excursus Ii. Christian Names
The Organization of the Christian Community, as Bearing Upon the Christian Mission. The Episcopate
Excursus. Ecclesiastical Organization and The Episcopate, From Pius to Constantine
Book IV. The Spread of the Christian Religion
General Evidence for the Extent and Intensity of the Spread of Christianity. The Main Stages in the History of the Mission
On the Inward Spread off Christianity
Among the Cultured Classes (Aristocratic and Official)
At Court
In the Army
Among Women
Extension of Christianity Down to 325 A.D.
Places in Which Christian Communities or Christians Can Be Traced as Early as the First Century (Previous to Trajan)
Places Where Christian Communities Can Be Traced Before 180 A.D. (i.e. Before the Death of Marcus Aurelius)
Places Where Christian Communities can be Shown to Have Existed Previous to 325 A.D. (Council of Nicea); Together with Some Brief Account of the Spread of Christianity Throughout the Various Provinces
Palestine
Phoenicia
Coele-Syria
Cyprus
Enessa and the East (Mesopotamia, Persia, Parthia, and India)