Author : Philip Schaff
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266913856
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (138 download)
Book Synopsis History of the Christian Church, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) by : Philip Schaff
Download or read book History of the Christian Church, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by Philip Schaff and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Christian Church, Vol. 4 Politically, the middle age dates from the great migration Of nations and the downfall Of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century; but for ecclesiastical history it begins with Gre gory the Great, the last Of the fathers and the first Of the popes, at the close Of the Sixth century. Its termination, both for secu lar and ecclesiastical history, is the Reformation Of the Sixteenth century which introduces the modern age Of the Chris tian era. Some date modern history from the invention Of the art Of printing, or from the discovery Of America, which pre - g ceded the Reformation; but these events were only preparatory to a great reform movement and extension Of the Christian world. The theatre Of mediaeval Christianity is mainly Europe. In Western Asia and North Africa, the Cross was supplanted by the Crescent; and America, which Opened a new field for the ever-expanding energies Of history, was not discovered until the close Of the fifteenth century. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.