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| | History of Christianity -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_christianity.htm
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| | Church History |
| | A History of the Church - To the Eve of the Reformation by Msgr. | | | The Church and the Holy Bible - Historical perspective of the Catholic Church and Scripture | | | 1 - The Church And The World In Which The Church Was Founded |
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http://www.catholicsource.net/church_history.html
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| | The Anglican Domain: Church History |
| | Martin Luther's famous 95 Theses were nailed to the door of the church in Wittenburg in 1517, and news of this challenge had certainly reached England when, 20 years later, the Anglican branch of the church formally challenged the authority of Rome. | | | The Anglican church, although it has apostolic succession, is separate from the Roman church. | | | The Anglican Church evolved as part of the Roman church, but the Celtic influence was folded back into the Roman portion of the church in many ways, perhaps most notably by Charlemagne's tutor Aidan. |
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http://www.anglican.org/church/ChurchHistory.html
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| | Church History |
| | History of the Catholic Church in Tomsk and Novosibirsk By Fr. | | | The History of the Catholic Church in Norway | | | A Brief History of the Presbyterian Church in America |
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http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/history.htm
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| | Hall of Church History—The Church Fathers |
| | A.D. Polycarp's exhortations to the church at Philippi. | | | The writings of the Church Fathers are not free from such influences. | | | This is the only surviving account of the church from the first 300 years of the Christian era. |
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http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/fathers.htm
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| | A Time Line of Church History |
| | The Orthodox Church and her history is described herein, from Pentecost to the present day. | | | The churches of Rome and Constantinople were often separated for long periods of time already between the fourth and the ninth centuries. | | | But for the first thousand years of her history the Church was essentially one. |
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http://www.saintignatiuschurch.org/timeline.html
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Church History |
| | Ecclesiastical history is the scientific investigation and the methodical description of the temporal development of the Church considered as an institution founded by Jesus Christ and guided by the Holy Ghost for the salvation of mankind. | | | The history of Christianity, therefore, or more properly the history of the Catholic Church, is the most important and edifying part of the history of religion. | | | Milner, "History of the Church of Christ" (4 vols., London, 1794); Murray "History of Religion" (4 vols., London, 1794), and Priestley, "History of the Christian Church". |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07365a.htm
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| | World encyclopedia of church history |
| | world encyclopedia of church history brought from other bad action of yours, than hir beautie laps, our courage to cowardice, Americas, in Europe, first his sisters,58 and and told Helen to (them to be) matrons! |
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http://world-encyclopedia-of-church-history.gussy.lomza.pl
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| | Library Index |
| | Church History - KAZAKHST.HTM - History of Catholic Church in Kazakhstan | | | A summary of significant events in the history of the Church in Ukraine, with attention to relations between Catholics and Orthodox, an emphasis on the trials of the 20th century, and present expectations of a brighter future. | | | Church History - spirdirctb16 - On the Papacy of the Spiritual Director, Benedict XVI |
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http://www.ewtn.com/library/indexes/CHISTORY.htm
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| | Guide to Early Church Documents |
| | The Writings of Cyprian: Cyprian [200-258] was the Overseer of the church in Carthage, Northa Africa, during a period of fierce persecution. | | | The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians [ca 130?]: Polycarp was a church leader (bishop) in Smyrna, Asia Minor. | | | The Writings of Augustine: Augustine [354-430] was Overseer of the church at Hippo, North Africa, and is considered by many to be the father of western theology. |
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http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html
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| | St. Patrick Church history preserved |
| | It begins in early 1854 -- when the Catholic Church answered the demand of mostly Irish immigrants in Portland for a place of worship close to their homes -- and ends a few years after the last service was held there in 1985. | | | Patrick Church, named for Ireland's patron saint, was also the first American teaching home of the Xaverian Brothers, a Belgian-based order of monks devoted to youth education. | | | She said she is glad to be a part of keeping the church in Louisville's history. |
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http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050311/NEWS0102/503110437/1008/NEWS01
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| | Anabaptists: The Schleitheim Confession |
| | This one moreover shall be supported of the church which has chosen him, wherein he may be in need, so that he who serves the Gospel may live of the Gospel as the Lord has ordained. | | | The pastor in the church of God shall, as Paul has prescribed, be one who out-and-out has a good report of those who are outside the faith. | | | We are agreed as follows on pastors in the church of God: |
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http://www.anabaptists.org/history/schleith.html
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| | Church History from a Biblical Perspective |
| | The history of the church that Jesus Christ established, and the offshoots of that original organization, with particular attention to how these offshoots compare to the biblical description of that original church. |
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http://www.bible.ca/history/eubanks
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| | Church History |
| | The Councils as the Manifestation of the Church Unity | | | Eusebius Pamphlius of Caesarea: Church History (260-340)[Covers church history from beginning to Constantine I] Socrates Scholasticus: Ecclesiastical History (Lived. | | | The Orthodox Church in the Middle East |
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http://www.kosovo.com/history.html
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| | Story of the Church - Christian Church History |
| | Part 3 (Early Church History Concluded and Church History In the Middle Ages A.D. This course was taught in March-May 1998. | | | Permission is granted to use materials herein for the building up of the Christian Church. | | | Practices of the Early Church; Organization of the Early Church |
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http://www.ritchies.net/churchhi.htm
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| | Local Catholic Church History and Genealogy Research Guide and Worldwide Directory |
| | History of the Syriac Catholic Church "at a glance" | | | For instance, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Sacraments of Baptism, Chrismation and Holy Eucharist (Holy Communion) are often received at different ages, while in the Byzantine Catholic Church, as in most of the Eastern Catholic Churches, these three Sacramental Mysteries of Baptism, Chrismation and Holy Eucharist are given together to infants. | | | The presbyteriate (Priests), are consecrated to preach the Gospel, shepherd the faithful, and celebrate the Mass. |
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http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic
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| | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | | | For the latest information on the Church's response to the earthquake in south Asia, as well as Hurricanes Stan, Katrina, and Rita, visit the Humanitarian Services page. | | | For more details about the site, see a related article in News from the Church. |
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| | Church History Links |
| | Plenty of information on the history of the catacombs of Rome which were often used by believers to worship in and bury their dead. | | | This page will be a growing link directory to various Church History resources that will be of value to the average Reformed Baptist, as well as to other Christians. | | | This is a link to a page that will list what has happened on this day in the past as regards church history from a Reformed perspective. |
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http://reformerkev.esmartweb.com/history.html
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| | Hall of Church History |
| | As you walk through The Hall of Church History, if you veer too far to the right or to the left, you'll encounter people whose tendency has been to enshrine tradition over Scripture, or to pursue what is innovative and novel at the expense of what is sure and steadfast. | | | But we encourage guests to spend most of their time in the central hall, which takes you from the Church Fathers, through the Medieval Churchmen, down a narrow, treasure-filled hallway devoted to the Puritan and Reformed writers, to the more recent stalwarts of the faith. | | | Sketches of Church History: From AD 33 to the Reformation |
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http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/hall.htm
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| | Catholic Online |
| | Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church | | | VATICAN CITY (CNS/VIS) -- Saying he was confident Pope John Paul II is interceding for the church from heaven, Pope Benedict XVI offered a memorial Mass for cardinals and bishops... | | | Amazing Discovery of Ancient Church in Holy Land |
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http://www.catholic.org
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| | Brethren History & Genealogy |
| | Brethren church historian Merle C. Rummel has graciously permitted several chapters of his book, "Four Mile Community" to be placed online, so that people in the modern world may discover what life was like in a more simple time, when people knew almost everyone in town. | | | It serves the Church of the Brethren in two ways. | | | There are so many Christian denominations and sub-groups using the term Brethren, that questions frequently arise over their relationship with each other. |
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http://www.cob-net.org/genhis.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Home |
| | As for Catholics, their duty as members of the Church impels them to learn more and more fully its principles; while among Protestants the desire for a more intimate and accurate knowledge of things Catholic increases in proportion to the growth of the Church in numbers and in importance. | | | On the other hand, it is not exclusively a church encyclopedia, nor is it limited to the ecclesiastical sciences and the doings of churchmen. | | | It differs from the general encyclopedia in omitting facts and information which have no relation to the Church. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen
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| | Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers |
| | Includes the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers. | | | Also, for some later Church Fathers, go to the Church Fathers Outside the ANF-NPNF Collection web page. | | | The "Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers" site is copyright © 2001-2005 Peter Kirby |
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http://www.earlychristianwritings.com
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| | 270 - Church History & Geography |
| | 272.7 - Of Roman Church By Elizabeth I and Anglicans | | | The Ecumenical Councils of the Orthodox Christian Church | | | Genealogy of the Bible that includes: individual details, Bible cross reference, Hebrew meanings of names, lineages, dates, maps, timeline, contemporaries and Ancient dynastic history of Mesopotamia and Egypt. |
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http://www.livingweb.com/library/270.htm
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| | Church History |
| | Guide to Early Church Documents is a hypertext document with pointers to Internet-accessible files relating to the early church. | | | Early Church Online Encyclopedia Initiative.(ECOLE) is an attempt to set forth concepts and material pertinent to the early church in an electronic form. | | | See Early Church OnLine Encyclopedia in the Patristic Section |
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http://www.vocations.org/library/church_history.htm
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| | Christian History Institute Welcomes You |
| | Christian History Institute is a leading site for stories on the history of the Christian religion and the church through the centuries, including early Christianity, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, and the lives of Jesus Christ and his apostles. | | | Early church to 600 AD Factoids: Interesting tidbits | | | Out of monuments, names, words, proverbs, traditions, private records and evidences, fragments of stories, passages of books, and the like, we do save and recover somewhat from the deluge of time. |
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http://chi.gospelcom.net/index.php
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| | Back issues of Glimpses bulletin |
| | These illustrated inserts give highlights of church history and the major people, places, events and issues of our Christian past. | | | Great Women in Church History order copies of this story | | | Note: If you rely on the web, you are missing the full riches of these delightful bulletin inserts. |
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http://chi.gospelcom.net/GLIMPSEF/glmpstt.shtml
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| | Project Wittenberg |
| | Here you will find all manner of texts from short quotations to commentaries, hymns to statements of faith, theological treatises to biographies, and links to other places where words and images from the history of Lutheranism live. | | | [The Sermon Notes of Harold Buls On the Gospel Lessons of the Ingrian Lutheran Church of Russia] | | | One of the first modern church body archives, it is also one of the largest. |
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http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-home.html
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| | BBC NEWS England Derbyshire New bishop is installed in Derby |
| | He is broadly experienced in theology, church history, social justice, training clergy and developing the spiritual life and faith of lay Christians, and his papers include the recently republished "Being Anglican". | | | He succeeds the Right Rev Jonathan Bailey who retired in May. Dr Redfern said he was looking forward to this new chapter. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/england/derbyshire/4431558.stm
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| | Hall of Church History—The Puritans |
| | They left a legacy of theological writing that is unsurpassed in church history. | | | Their doctrine tended to be Calvinistic and Presbyterian, and their finest writings were both polemic and devotional treatments of theology. | | | They were frustrated by the slow progress of the Reformation in the Anglican Church. |
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http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/puritans.htm
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| | bible.org |
| | In all of history it has only happened a few times
a new English translation of the Bible is completed - entirely from the original languages - and offered to the world. | | | Supporting pastors, church leaders, Bible students, and missionaries in 175 countries | | | In the spirit of Ministry First and bible.org's 10 year history, the NET BIBLE® is available first for free in electronic format before offering it for sale in print format. |
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http://www.bible.org
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| | Historic Documents |
| | All 38 Volumes of the Early Church Fathers | | | And if you're looking for regularly updated links to church history material, go to | | | But if you want to visit my real Web site, go here. |
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http://www.gty.org/~phil/writings.htm
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| | Britannia: Church History |
| | Temporal power was wielded by the Monarch and spiritual power was wielded by the Church, sometimes to the point that it looked and felt just like the temporal power. | | | The first in a series of DVD's, "The Mystery of King Arthur" goes on location in the UK to explore the history and legend of the great king and his fascinating times. | | | In this section, we look at the men and women who shaped the institution, the hierarchies they created and the buildings they built. |
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http://www.britannia.com/church
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| | JSTOR: Church History |
| | address a range of topics dealing with the history of Christianity from its precursors to the modern period, as well as interactions of Christianity with its host cultures and with other religions. | | | Journal description provided by American Society of Church History. | | | , has been the chief outlet for the American Society of Church History. |
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http://www.jstor.org/journals/00096407.html
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| | CRG Home Page |
| | The Fathers of the Church - New Advent - Catholic | | | Pachomius Library - literature of the early Christian Church | | | American and British History Resources on the Internet |
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http://www.educ.msu.edu/homepages/laurence/reformation/index.htm
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| | Christian Classics Ethereal Library |
| | This is a large collection of the most important writings of the first 800 years of the church -- an extremely valuable set. | | | The current push is to finish Version 3 of the Early Church Fathers series. | | | If you are interested in proofreading, scanning, markup, programming, or contributing your effort to the CCEL project in some other way, please send him a message. |
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http://www.ccel.org
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| | The Protestant Reformation |
| | John Foxe, Acts and Monuments of the Church (1563) (CCEL) | | | Ordinances For The Regulation of the Churches Dependent Upon the Seigniory of Geneva (1547) excerpts (HHTP, Hanover) | | | Lowell Green, "Change in Luther's Doctrine of the Ministry" Semper Refermanda |
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http://history.hanover.edu/early/prot.html
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| | ASCH Homepage |
| | Since that time the Society has developed along ecumenical, pluralist, and inter-faith lines to incorporate people from many formal religious persuasions, embracing the entire history of Christianity and related subjects, and demonstrating a rich diversity of scholarly methodology and interest. | | | Founded by a circle of scholars led by Philip Schaff, the work of the ASCH began in 1888. | | | Please take a moment to fill out the annual member survey so we can keep accurate information about our membership and your interests. |
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