1st Edition
A History of the Modern Church From 1500 to the Present Day
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.
Preface 1. The new age 2. Beginning of the Reformation 3. The movement becomes general 4. Reforms begins in England 5. Alternation between extremes 6. The counter-Reformation 7. The Elizabethan settlement 8. The borders of Europe 9. The seventeenth century 10. The seventeenth century in England 11. The expansion of Christendom 12. The eastern church 13. Nationalism and toleration 14. Deism and the Enlightenment 15. Pietism and Methodism 16. Vicissitudes of Roman Catholicism 17. The Oxford movement 18. Educational and social movements 19. The eastern Church in recent times 20. American Christianity 21. Reunion movements 22. Modern missions 23. Conclusion Select Book list Principal Events, 1509-1929 Popes and archbishops of Canterbury Index
Biography
J. W. C. Wand
