Ebook: Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity

One of America's leading church historians provides a new edition of his bestselling introduction to church history.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Maps; Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Church Pushed Out on Its Own; 2 Realities of Empire; 3 Doctrine, Politics, and Life in the Word; 4 The Monastic Rescue of the Church; 5 The Culmination of Christendom; 6 Division between East and West; 7 The Beginnings of Protestantism; 8 A New Europe; 9 Catholic Reform and Worldwide Outreach; 10 The New Piety; 11 Discontents of the Modern West; 12 A Faith for All the World; 13 Mobilizing for the Future; Afterword; Study Questions; Notes.