Chapter VI: The Church Outside of the Roman Empire

§ 64. MISSIONARY OPERATIONS IN THE EAST.
(1) The Ethiopic-Abyssinian Church.
(2) The Persian Church.
(3) The Armenian Church.
(4) The Iberians.

§ 65. THE COUNTER-MISSION OF THE MOHAMMEDANS.
(1) The Fundamental Principle of Islam.
(2) The Providential Place of Islam.

THIRD SECTION.

HISTORY OF THE GRÆCO-BYZANTINE CHURCH
IN THE 8TH-15TH CENTURIES
(A.D. 692-1453).

I. Developments of the Greek Church in Combination
with the Western.

§ 66. ICONOCLASM OF THE BYZANTINE CHURCH (A.D. 726-842).
(1) Leo III., the Isaurian, A.D. 717-741.
(2) Constantine V. A.D. 741-775.
(3) Leo IV., Chazarus, A.D. 775-780.
(4) Leo V., the Armenian, A.D. 813-820.

§ 67. DIVISION BETWEEN GREEK AND ROMAN CHURCHES AND ATTEMPTS
AT UNION, A.D. 857-1453.
(1) Foundation of the Schism, A.D. 867.
(2) Leo VI., the Philosopher, A.D. 886-911.
(3) Completion of the Schism, A.D. 1054.
(4) Attempts at Reunion.
(5) Andronicus III. Palæologus and Barlaam.
(6) Council of Florence.
(7) Decay of Byzantine Empire.

II. Developments in the Eastern Church without the
Co-operation of the Western.

§ 68. THEOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND LITERATURE.
(1) Revival of Classical Studies.
(2) Aristotle and Plato.
(3) Scholasticism and Mysticism.
(4) The Branches of Theological Science.
(5) Distinguished Theologians.
(6) Barlaam and Josaphat.

§ 69. DOCTRINAL CONTROVERSIES IN THE 12TH-14TH CENTURIES.
(1) Dogmatic Questions.
(2) The Hesychast Controversy, A.D. 1341-1351.

§ 70. CONSTITUTION, WORSHIP AND LIFE.
(1) The Arsenian Schism, A.D. 1262-1312.
(2) Public Worship.
(3) Monasticism.
(4) Endeavours at Reformation.

§ 71. DUALISTIC HERETICS.
(1) The Paulicians.
(2) The Children of the Sun.
(3) The Euchites.
(4) The Bogomili.

§ 72. THE NESTORIAN AND MONOPHYSITE CHURCHES OF THE EAST.
(1) The Persian Nestorians.
(2) Monophysite Churches.
(3) The Maronites.
(4) The Legend of Prester John.

§ 73. THE SLAVONIC CHURCHES ADHERING TO THE ORTHODOX GREEK
CONFESSION.
(1) Slavs in the Greek Provinces.
(2) The Chazari.
(3) The Bulgarians.
(4) The Russian Church.
(5) Russian Sects.
(6) Romish Efforts at Union.

SECOND DIVISION.

THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GERMAN AND ROMAN CHURCH
DURING THE MIDDLE AGES.

§ 74. CHARACTER AND DIVISIONS OF THIS PERIOD OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
(1) The Character of Mediæval History.
(2) Periods in the Church History of the German-Roman
Middle Ages.

FIRST SECTION.

HISTORY OF THE GERMAN-ROMAN CHURCH FROM THE 4TH TO
THE 9TH CENTURY (DOWN TO A.D. 911).

I. Founding, Spread, and Limitation of the German Church.

§ 75. CHRISTIANITY AND THE GERMANS.
(1) The Predisposition of the Germans for Christianity.
(2) Unopposed Adoption of Christianity.
(3) Mode of Conversion in the Church of these Times.

§ 76. THE VICTORY OF CATHOLICISM OVER ARIANISM.
(1) The Goths in the lands of the Danube.
(2) The Visigoths in Gaul and Spain.
(3) The Vandals in Africa.
(4) The Suevi.
(5) The Burgundians.
(6) The Rugians.
(7) The Ostrogoths.
(8) The Longobards in Italy.
(9) The Franks in Gaul.

§ 77. VICTORY OF THE ROMISH OVER THE OLD BRITISH CHURCH.
(1) The Conversion of the Irish.
(2) The Mission to Scotland.
(3) The Peculiarities of the Celtic Church.
(4) The Romish Mission to the Anglo-Saxons.
(5) Celtic Missions among the Anglo-Saxons.
(6) The Celtic Element Driven out of the Anglo-Saxon
Church.
(7) Spread and Overthrow of the British Church on the
Continent.
(8) Overthrow of the Old British System in the
Iro-Scottish Church.

§ 78. THE CONVERSION AND ROMANIZING OF GERMANY.
(1) South-Western Germany.
(2) South-Eastern Germany.
(3) North-Western Germany.
(4) The Missionary Work of Boniface.
(5) The Organization Effected by Boniface.
(6) Heresies Confronted by Boniface.
(7) The End of Boniface.
(8) An Estimate of Boniface.
(9) The Conversion of the Saxons.

§ 79. THE SLAVS IN GERMAN COUNTRIES.
(1) The Carantanians and Avars.
(2) The Moravian Church.
(3) The Beginnings of Christianity in Bohemia.

§ 80. THE SCANDINAVIAN NATIONS.
(1) Ansgar.
(2) Ansgar’s Successor--Rimbert.

§ 81. CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM.
(1) Islam in Spain.
(2) Islam in Sicily.