20 Centuries of Christianity: A Concise History

accepted American Anabaptists apostles Arian authority Avignon Baptist became become Bible bishop bishop of Rome called Calvin Catholic Church Catholic Reformation century Charlemagne Chris Christ Christian Church of England civil claim clergy colonies Constantine Council Council of Trent crusade culture denominations Diocletian doctrine early East Eastern ecclesiastical emperor England English established Europe evangelical faith feudal France German Gnosticism gospel Greek heresy heretics Holy Holy Roman Empire ideas imperial Indian Italy Jesus John king later liberal Luther Lutheran medieval ment Methodist missionary missions modern monasteries monasticism monks moral movement nation natural never organized pagan papacy papal Paul period persecution Peter philosophy political pope population practice preachers preaching Presbyterian priests Protestant Protestantism Puritans religion religious liberty Renaissance Revival Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church Rome sacraments saints schism secular social society Spain spirit teaching Testament theologians theology thought tion West Western worship