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The Christian Church.· : Dhananjayarao Gadgil Librar ! 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 GIP~P~E-002809 HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.· PLAn. '1:0 E~¥l'YW:&:AX .Toll'r . 'T1V'Id: A ;HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN • .. WITH FOUR MAPS CONSTRUCTED FOIl THIS WORK BY A. KEITH JOHNSTON. ' BY CHARLES HARDWICK, M.A . • FORMERLY FELLOW OF sr. CATHARINE'S. COLLKGE, AND A.l\OHDEACON OF ELY• EDITED BY w. STUBBS, D.D. BISHOP OF OXFORD. lLonbon: . MACMILLAN AND cn AND NEW YORK. ' 1894- , l j, 1 ri 1 ~) U<t~ I 6 C~:\ First Editioll. 1853. &COllti. 1861. TltinJ (""iuti lJ7 Pnfusor SI"Ms). 1872. Rtprillltti 1874> 1877. 1883. 1119+ THE MASTER AND FELLOWS OF .. ST. CATHARINE'S COLLEGE, Itbts., Dalumt" IS IIBSPJIClTULLY .ym APPECTJOIU%RLY INSCRIBED TII"'K l!OCl"n. ~)ADVERTISEMENT '::.'0 TIilS EDITION. IN the preparation of the present Edition no further alterations have been made than sMmed necessary "in order to maintain the character of the Book. With this view I have carefully revised both text and notes, re-writing several i>f the latter and one or two passa~es of the former, on which recent research has shed new light. All the alterations are corrections of matters of fact, dates and the like j and the doctrinal: historical and generally speculative views of the lamented Auth~r have b(oen preserved intact whether or no they happened to be my own. VlILLIAM STUBBS. KETTEL ILu.L, Ox:rORD, May 4, 1872. xvi Contents. ) F.oURTH PERIOD. FROM THE TRANSFER OF THE.PAPAL SEE TO AVIGNON UNTIL ) THE ~cOMMUNlcATION OF LUTHER. ( I ) 1305-1520. • CHAPTER XIIL PA.SS GnnDth of 1M C1rurc1a. ~ the Lithrumians 312 Spmaites and Lapps 314 , Rumanians w.. In the Canarlee and Western Africa 315 In America 316 Compulsory Conversion of MnbammMans and lews 318 CIIA.PTER XIV. C01lBTlTUTlOll .&liD OOVEJl.lOlDT OP THE ClIUBCR. TMPaJHU!Y • 321 Other Braru:1Iu of tbe Hierarchy • MO CHAPTER XV. MATH OP RELIGIOUS DOCTBIlIB .&liD COl'lTBOVEBSIES. Wutem Church 351 EtUtem Chlwt:h, • 362 &latiofaa of EtUt an4 W ut 364 Btft1f7/lll.tlmJ Eff- 371 Wyeliffites 874 Hnssites • (0() CHAPTER XVL STArK OP IJIlTELLIGEKCB .&liD PIETY . .lIt C Contents. xv THIRD PERIOD. FROM GREGORY VII. UNTIIr. THE T'lANSFER OF THE PAPAL SEE TO AVIGNON. 1073-1305. ( .. c CHAPTER. IX. PAGB § 1. Growth oj tM<Church Among the Finns 206 In Pomerania 207 Among the Wends 209 Lieflanders and other tribes 212 Prussians 214 § 2. Vicissitudes /)J tM ChuTch in otMr regions. Eastern Asia • • 217 ~pain and Northern Afrioa 219 Among the Jews 220 <iHAPTER X. OONSTITUTION AND GO~NHENT OF THE CHURCH. § 1. Internal Organizatum • 221 g 2. Belations to tM Oivil POlDer 243 CHAPTER XI. STATE OF RELIGIOUS DOCTRINE AiD co~.,.'rOVERSIES. Western Church 257 Eastern Ohurch 272 Belations of tM East and West . 276 Eastern and Western Sects .. 282 Bogomiles • ib. Cathari and Albigenses 286 Petrobmsians 290 Wa.ldenses or Vaudois 291 Apostolioa1s .. 294 CHAPTER XII. • STATE OF INTELLIGENCE .UW PIETY • • 2D6 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION . • . .) ALTHOUGH this volume has been written for the series of THEOLOGICAL MANuALS projected by the present Pub­ lishers five years ago, it claims to be regarded as an in­ tegral aM independent treatise on the Me'direval Church. I have begun with Gregory the Great, because it is admitted on all hands that his pontificate became a turn- o ing-point, not only in the f~rtunes of the Western tribes and nations, but of Christendom at large. A kindred reason has suggt>sted the propriety of pausing at the year 1520,-the year when Luther, . having been extruded from those Churches thatadheredo to the communion of the pope, established a provisional form of government and opened a fresh era. in the history of .Europe. All the intermediate portiun is, ecclesiastically:,speaking, the Middle Age. The ground-plan of this tre:ttise coincides in many points with one adopted at the close of .the last century " . in the colossal work of Schrockh, and s~ce that time by others of his thoughtful countrymen; but in arranging thc materials I have frequently pursllrooa very difft:r~r' Preface to, • course. The reader will decide upon the merit of these changes, or, in other words, he will" determine whether they have added t!the pres:nt volume aught ~f clearness and coherence. • With regard to the opin~ons (or, as some of our-Ger­ manic nei.,O"hbours would have said, the .stand-point) of. the author, ram willing to avow distinctly that I always cJnstrue history ,,,ith the specific prepossessions of an Englishman, and, what is more, with those which of ne­ cessity belong to members of the English Church. I hope, howeler, .that although the judgment passed on • facts may, here and there, have been unconsciously dis- coloured, owing to the prejudices of the mind by which they are observed, the facts them.elves have never once been seriously distorted, garbled, or suppressed. It is perhaps superfluous to remark, that I have uniformly profited by the researches of my predecessors, ancient, modern, Roman, and Reformed. Of these I may particularize Baroniu§i, and, still more, Raynaldus (his 8 continuator), Fleury", Schrockh , Gieseler', Neander', Dol- 1 RARONIUS: best• edition, including the Continuation of Raynaldus, and the C1"itica of Pagi, in 38 volumes, Lucm, 1738. • FLEURY: in 36 volumes, il. Rrnxelles, 1713 sq. The Continuation (after 1414) is by Fabre. 8 SCHRomm: in fi3 volumes, Leipzig, 1768-1808. , • GIESELER: translated in Clarke's Theological Library; 5 volumes, Edinburgh, 1846-1"sS5. , NEANDER: translated in Rohn's Standard Library: 9 volumes. -. < c the IFirst Edition. Xl linger', and Capefigue". Others will be noticed as occasion o£fetrin the progress of the work. But more considerable . ) help was yielded by the numerous WrIters, whether Eng- lish or Continental, who have dedi<;ated single treatises ">a • to some peculiar branch of this inq~iry. I must add, however, that I.do not pay a servile deference to any. of the second-hand authorities; while in those portions of the history that bear upon the Church 'Of l:ngland, nearly all the statements I have made are drawn directly from the sources. One.may scarcely hope that in a su~je6t· where the t~pics to be handled are so vast, so various, and so com­ plicated, errors will not be detected by the learned and sagacious critic. .As my wish is to compile a useful and a truthful hand-book, every "hint which he may furnish, tending to remove its blemishes, will be most .tha~kfully received. 1 DOLLIlfGEB: lranslated by Cox, 4 volum~s • • CAPEPIGUE: in 2 volwnes, ~ Paris, 1852. Excepting where a given work has not been printed m<)re than once, which happens frequently among the great historical coll"&ltions (e.g. those of Twysdeu, Petrie, Bouquet, or Pertz), the particular e,dition, here made use of, has been specified in the notes. • ( PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. • • • A FEW words·will explain the circumstances under which the Second Edition of a portion of the late Arch­ deacon Hardwick's Work has been prepared for the press by another. halid. The Author had made preparations for a revised edition of this volume. These additions and alterations have been inserted in their place. The editor has verified a large proportion of the original references. A few additional references are also given, e.g. to the Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland, now In course of publication under the sanction of the :Abster of the Rolls, and to Dean • Milman's History of Latin Christian~t!l j and some othersj which it is hoped will make the work more useful to the Students, for whom this Series of THEOLOGICAL MANUALS « is mainly intended. CONTENTSl FIRST PERIOD. • , FROM GREGORY THE . GREAT TO THE CEATH OF CHARLEMAGNE. 590-814. CHAPTER I. 0 PAGB § 1. Growth of the Church. In England 6 In Germany and parts adjacent 16 In Eaatem Asia 26 In Africa .. 28 § 2. Limitation of the Church. Muhammedanism 29 CHA.PTER II. CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNHENT OF THE CHURCH• § 1. Internal Organization • 34 § 2. Relations to the Civil P'ower • {9 CHAPTER IlL STATE OF RELIGIOUS DOCTRINZ AND CONTROVERSIES.• Wutern Church 56 Eastern Church 64 The Paulic~ans. .' 78 CHAPTER IV. • STATE OF INTELLIGENCE AND PIETY 85 xiv Contents. • SEOOND PERIOD. FROM THE DEATI1 6F CHARLEMAGNE TO POPE GREGORY VII. 814-1073• • ,r CHAPTER V. PAGB §k GrotDth of thl! Clturc1&. In the Scandinavian kingdoms • .. 100 Among the Slavic or Slavonian raoee 111 • • Moravian Church ib- Bohemian Church 114 Polish Church • 116 Wendish Church • 117 Russian Church 119 • <Bulgarian Church 121 Other Slavonio Churches 124 Hungarians • 126 In Central Asia 128 § 2. Limitation of IhI! Churc1&. Ravages of the Northmen 130 Perseoutions in Spain 132 CHAPTER VI•. CONSTITUTION .AND GOVEIUnlE.'fT OF THE CHURCH. § L Internal Organization. 134 § 2. BelatiOBl to thl! Civil POWe'l' • U9 • CHAPTER VII. STATE Or RELIGIOUS DOI."l'RlNE AND CONTROVERS1~. Western Church 156 Eastern Church 176 Separation of East and West • 181 Eastern and Wutem Sec" 187 • CHAPTER VIII. STATE OF INTELLIGENCE AND PIETY • 191 • • • INDEX. ABBOTS (lay), 147; I48,-and n. ~. AOORARD (archbp. of Lyons) writes on ABBLARD, the Nominalistic schootman, the Adoptionist controversy, 64, n. 2; his life and writings, .~62; an on 'Ordeals,' 155; his other works, . amorous poet, '197, D. •• • 157; protests against image·worship, .AlluDON, Oxford dootcr, 418, n. 2. 157, n. 5; tries to reform the servic.· ABSALOll (bp. of Roskild), 211. books, 196, n. '1. Ahsolution, Peter 1<0mbard on, 308, AIDAN (Irish missionary), 12, 13 n. I. and n.
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