ABSTRACT

First published in 1930, A History of the Modern Church is a scholarly and readable account of the church from the beginning of the Reformation to modern times. It traces the rise of many attitudes towards life, many conceptions of the faith, and many ecclesiastical systems. This book will be of interest to students of religion and history.

chapter Chapter I|11 pages

The New Age

chapter Chapter II|16 pages

Beginning of the Reformation

chapter Chapter III|13 pages

The Movement Becoms General

chapter Chapter IV|12 pages

Reform Begins in England

chapter Chapter V|10 pages

Alternation between Extremes

chapter Chapter VI|16 pages

The Counter-Reformation

chapter Chapter VII|12 pages

The Elizabethan Settlement

chapter Chapter VIII|14 pages

The Borders of Europe

chapter Chapter IX|15 pages

The Seventeenth Century

chapter Chapter X|15 pages

The Seventeenth Century in England

chapter Chapter XI|9 pages

The Expansion of Christendom

chapter Chapter XII|15 pages

The Eastern Church

chapter Chapter XIII|12 pages

Nationalism and Toleration

chapter Chapter XIV|11 pages

Deism and the Enlightenment

chapter Chapter XV|10 pages

Pietism and Methodism

chapter Chapter XVI|13 pages

Vicissitudes of Roman Catholicism

chapter Chapter XVII|16 pages

The Oxford Movement

chapter Chapter XVIII|11 pages

Educational and Social Movements

chapter Chapter XIX|13 pages

The Eastern Church in Recent Times

chapter Chapter XX|11 pages

American Christianity

chapter Chapter XXI|16 pages

Reunion Movements

chapter Chapter XXII|13 pages

Modern Missions

chapter Chapter XXIII|13 pages

Conclusion