Author: H. H. Milman

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-08

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 9781333507589

Excerpt from The History of Christianity, From the Birth of Christ to the Abolition of Paganism in the Roman Empire For clergymen, also, and for all who cultivate sound theological learn. Ing, this work will be valuable. Though not embracing the whole ground of Church History, and, therefore, not meeting all their necessities, it takes up many subjects of no small importance, and treats them in a very able and interesting manner. On most of the topics which come within the range of his plan, Mr. Milman makes good use of what he justly de. Nominates the unwearied industry, the universal command of the litera. Ture of all ages and all countries, and the boldness, sagacity, and impar tiality in historical criticism of the modern German writers and he in. Genuously acknowledges himself under too much obligation to them not Openly to express his gratitude. Yet he is far from adopting all their conclusions. He is aware of the wild aberrations to which they are ia eident, and he is sedulous, and, for the most part, successful in selecting from them only what appears sound and valuable. Among the subjects of interest to theologians which Mr. Milman has discussed, are, the character of the different Pagan Religions, and their ia uences on society; the Grecian Philosophy, and its effects the Oriental Philosophy, and its legitimate offspring, the Gnostic and Manichzean sects; the in uences of this philosophy on the prevailing opinions and modes of thinking among the Jews, at the time of Christ's advent, and, consequently, Upon the language of the New Testament, and on the conceptions and the belief of Christians in the early ages, and even down to modern times the origination of asceticism, penance, celibacy, and bodily mortifications from this philosophy; the progress of Christianity in the four first centu. Ries, and the decline and fall of Paganism in the Roman empire the long struggles of the latter, first for victory, and then for existence, its artifices, its assumption of new forms, new principles, and a new organization bor rowed from the Church; the origin of the Christian Hierarchy, and its advances in power and wealth, and its complete dominion over the Church and the consciences of men; the spread of monkery in the fourth and fifth centuries, and its effects the changes in legislation and government, in the manners and customs of the people, in the arts, literature, and the general state of society, in consequence of the prevalence of Christianity. Besides these subjects, which properly fall within the s00pe or design of the work, Mr. Milman, as already stated, has gone over the entire history of the Saviour and his apostles. He likewise gives a pretty full and interest. Ing account of the principal schisms and controversies in the Church, and particularly of the early disagreements between the Jewish and Gentile converts, and of the Donatist and Arian controversies. He also gives us biographies of several of the most eminent fathers, Chrysostom, Basil, the two Gregories, Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome, &c.; and he even recites some of the more interesting martyrdoms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."