History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 100-325

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Schaff, "History of the Christian Church" (in volumes)

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Contents

1. Preface to the Third Edition Revised
2. Fifth Edition
3. Preface to the Second Edition
4. Literature on the Ante-Nicene Age
5. General Character of Ante-Nicene Christianity
6. Literature
7. Hindrances and Helps
8. Causes of the Success of Christianity
9. Means of Propagation
10. Extent of Christianity in the Roman Empire
11. Christianity in Asia
12. Christianity in Egypt
13. Christianity in North Africa
14. Christianity in Europe
15. Literature
16. General Survey
17. Jewish Persecution
18. Causes of Roman Persecution
19. Condition of the Church before the Reign of Trajan
20. Trajan. A.D. 98-117--Christianity Forbidden--Martyrdom of Symeon of Jerusalem, and Ignatius of Antioch
21. Hadrian. a.d. 117-138
22. Antoninus Pius. a.d. 137-161. The Martyrdom of Polycarp
23. Persecutions under Marcus Aurelius. A.D. 161-180
24. Condition of the Church from Septimius Severus to Philip the Arabian. A.D. 193-249
25. Persecutions under Decius, and Valerian. a.d. 249-260. Martyrdom of Cyprian
26. Temporary Repose. A.D. 260-303
27. The Diocletian Persecution, a.d. 303-311
28. The Edicts of Toleration. a.d. 311-313
29. Christian Martyrdom
30. Rise of the Worship of Martyrs and Relics
31. Literature
32. Literary Opposition to Christianity
33. Jewish Opposition. Josephus and the Talmud
34. Pagan Opposition. Tacitus and Pliny
35. Direct Assaults. Celsus
36. Lucian
37. Neo-Platonism
38. Porphyry and Hierocle
39. Summary of the Objections to Christianity
40. The Apologetic Literature of Christianity
41. The Argument against Judaism
42. The Defense against Heathenism
43. The Positive Apology
44. Progress in Consolidation
45. Clergy and Laity
46. New Church Officers
47. Origin of the Episcopate
48. Development of the Episcopate. Ignatius
49. Episcopacy at the time of Irenaeus and Tertullian
50. Cyprianic Episcopacy
51. The Pseudo-Clementine Episcopacy
52. Beginnings of the Metropolitan and Patriarchal System
53. Germs of the Papacy
54. Chronology of the Popes
55. List of the Roman Bishops and Roman Emperors during the First Three Centuries
56. The Catholic Unity
57. Councils
58. The Councils of Elvira, Arles, and Ancyra
59. Collections of Ecclesiastical Law. The Apostolical Constitutions and Canons
60. Church Discipline
61. Church Schisms
62. Christian Worship
63. Places of Common Worship
64. The Lord's Day
65. The Christian Passover. (Easter)
66. The Paschal Controversies
67. Pentecost
68. The Epiphan
69. The Order of Public Worship
70. Parts of Worship
71. Division of Divine Service. The Disciplina Arcani
72. Celebration of the Eucharist
73. The Doctrine of the Eucharist
74. The Celebration of Baptism
75. The Doctrine of Baptism
76. Catechetical Instruction and Confirmation
77. Infant Baptism
78. Heretical Baptism
79. Literature
80. Origin of Christian Art
81. The Cross and the Crucifix
82. Other Christian Symbols
83. Historical and Allegorical Picture
84. Allegorical Representations of Christ
85. Pictures of the Virgin Mary
86. Literature
87. Origin and History of the Catacomb
88. Description of the Catacombs
89. Pictures and Sculptures
90. Epitaphs
91. Lessons of the Catacombs
92. Literature
93. Moral Corruption of the Roman Empire
94. Stoic Morality
95. Epictetus
96. Marcus Aurelius
97. Plutarch
98. Christian Morality
99. The Church and Public Amusements
100. Secular Callings and Civil Duties
101. The Church and Slavery
102. The Heathen Family
103. The Christian Family
104. Brotherly Love, and Love for Enemies
105. Prayer and Fasting
106. Treatment of the Dea
107. Summary of Moral Reforms
108. Ascetic Virtue and Piety
109. Heretical and Catholic Asceticism
110. Voluntary Poverty
111. Voluntary Celibacy
112. Celibacy of the Clergy
113. Literature
114. External History of Montanism
115. Character and Tenets of Montanism
116. Judaism and Heathenism within the Church
117. Nazarenes and Ebionites (Elkesaites, Mandoeans)
118. The Pseudo-Clementine Ebionism
119. Gnosticism. The Literature
120. Meaning, Origin and Character of Gnosticism
121. The System of Gnosticism. Its Theology
122. Ethics of Gnosticism
123. Cultus and Organization
124. Schools of Gnosticism
125. Simon Magus and the Simonians
126. The Nicolaitans
127. Cerinthus
128. Basilides
129. Valentinus
130. The School of Valentinus. Heracleon, Ptolemy, Marcos, Bardesanes, Harmonius
131. Marcion and his School
132. The Ophites. The Sethites. The Peratae. The Cainites
133. Saturninus (Satornilos)
134. Carpocrates
135. Tatian and the Encratites
136. Justin the Gnostic
137. Hermogenes
138. Other Gnostic Sects
139. Mani and the Manichaeans
140. The Manichaean System
141. Catholic Orthodoxy
142. The Holy Scriptures and the Canon
143. Catholic Tradition
144. The Rule of Faith and the Apostles' Creed
145. Variations of the Apostles' Creed
146. God and the Creation
147. Man and the Fall
148. hrist and the Incarnation
149. The Divinity of Christ
150. The Humanity of Christ
151. The Relation of the Divine and the Human in Christ
152. The Holy Spirit
153. The Holy Trinity
154. Antitrinitarians. First Class: The Alogi, Theodotus, Artemon, Paul of Samosata
155. Second Class of Antitrinitarians: Praxeas, Noëtus, Callistus, Berryllus
156. Sabellianism
157. Redemption
158. Other Doctrines
159. Eschatology. Immortality and Resurrection
160. Between Death and Resurrection
161. After Judgment. Future Punishment
162. Chiliasm
163. Literature
164. A General Estimate of the Fathers
165. The Apostolic Fathers
166. Clement of Rome
167. The Pseudo-Clementine Works
168. Ignatius of Antioch
169. The Ignatian Controversy
170. Polycarp of Smyrna
171. Barnabas
172. Hermas
173. Papias
174. The Epistle to Diognetus
175. Sixtus of Rome
176. The Apologists. Quadratus and Aristides
177. Justin the Philosopher and Martyr
178. The Other Greek Apologists. Tatian
179. Athenagoras
180. Theophilus of Antioch
181. Melito of Sardis
182. Apolinarius of Hierapolis. Miltiades
183. Hermias
184. Hegesippus
185. Dionysius of Corinth
186. Irenaeu
187. Hippolytus
188. Caius of Rome
189. The Alexandrian School of Theology
190. Clement of Alexandria
191. Origen
192. The Works of Origen
193. Gregory Thaumaturgus
194. Dionysius the Great
195. Julius Africanus
196. Minor Divines of the Greek Church
197. Opponents of Origen. Methodius
198. Lucian of Antioch
199. The Antiochian School
200. Tertullian and the African School
201. The Writings of Tertullian
202. Minucius Felix
203. Cyprian
204. Novatian
205. Commodian
206. Arnobius
207. Victorinus of Petau
208. Eusebius, Lactantius, Hosius