The Early Christian Church: Volume 2, The Second Christian Century

Archbishop Carrington examines the rise and development of the Christian Church during the first two centuries after the Crucifixion.

Phillip Carrington (Author)

9780521157384, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 August 2011

570 pages
22.9 x 3.2 x 15.2 cm, 0.83 kg

This is a 1957 account of the rise and development of the Christian Church during the first two centuries after the Crucifixion. The events are set down in the order in which they happened, giving a clear picture of the establishment, progress, sufferings and survival of the new faith. It focuses special attention on the men who decisively affected its history. Archbishop Carrington does not offer this book as a conventional history for the scholar. It is a personal view, and it is based on the conviction that the early writers accurately recorded events, unless proved otherwise. This second volume examines the establishment of the Church. There are over 100 photographs on 64 plates, seven maps, genealogical and chronological tables, and reading lists.

List of illustrations
List of maps and tables
The sources
1. Anonymous Christian literature
2. The Church in Asia
3. The Second Jewish War
4. The Heresiarchs
5. The schools in Rome
6. Aristides and Justin
7. The Apology of Justin
8. The martyrdom of Polycarp
9. Eastern prophets and teachers
10. Philosophy and martyrdom
11. Phrygian Christianity
12. Dionysius of Corinth
13. Tatian and the East
14. The period of Melito
15. The martyrs of Gaul
16. Theology in Rome
17. Oriental Christianity
18. Latin Christianity
19. The refutation of Gnosis
20. Creed, canon and liturgy
21. Extra-canonical literature
22. The Paschal Controversy
23. Tertullian and Clement
24. The reign of Severus
25. The Church at peace
26. The third Christian century
Appendices
Bibliography
Index to volumes 1 and 2.

Subject Areas: Religion: general [HRA]