Readings in world Christian history - Coakley, John W. (John Wayland); Sterk, Andrea (Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, 2004)
V. 1. Earliest Christianity to 1453. Part I. To 300 C.E.: [A.] Early Christian communities: 1. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Magnesians -- 2. The Gospel of Thomas -- 3. Didache -- 4. Hippolytus of Rome, Apostolic tradition. [B.] Christianity and Society before Constantine: 5. Correspondence of Pliny and Trajan -- 6. The martyrs of Lyons (Letter of the Churches of Lyons and Vienne, ca. 177) -- 7. The martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity -- 8. Justin Martyr, Second apology -- 9. Certificate of sacrifice -- 10. Tertullian of Carthage, On the apparel of women -- 11. Acts of Paul and Thecla. [C.] Theological Currents in the Second and Third Centuries: 12. The second treatise of the great Seth -- 13. Irenaeus of Lyons, Against heresies -- 14. The Muratorian fragment -- 15. Origen of Alexandria, On first principles -- 16. Cyprian of Carthage, Letter 55 -- 17. Bardaisan of Edessa, The book of the laws of countries -- Part II. 300-600 C.E.: [A.] The opening of the Constantinian Era: Conversion and controversy: 18. Eusebius of Caesarea, Life of Constantine -- 19. Letters of Arius and Alexander of Alexandria -- 20. The Nicene Creed and the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed -- 21. Auxentius of Durostorum, Letter on the life and work of Ulfila, Apostle of the Goths -- 22. The Emperor Julian, Rescript on Christian teachers (Letter 36) -- 23. The Christianization of Ethiopia and Georgia: Rufinus of Aquileia, Ecclesiastical history -- 24. The martyrdom of Martha, daughter of Posi, who was a daughter of the covenant -- 25. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymn 1 -- 26. Basil of Caesarea, Letter 150 -- 27. Gregory of Nyssa, Ad Graecos -- 28. The Christianization of Armenia: Agathangelos, History of the Armenians. [B.] Varieties of Ascetic Life for Men and Women: 29. Athanasius of Alexandria, Life of Anthony of Egypt -- 30. Basil of Caesarea, Longer rule -- 31. Gregory of Nyssa, Life of Macrina -- 32. Lives of ascetics: Palladius, Lausiac history -- 33. Egeria, Diary of a pilgrimage. [C.] Christology and Diverging Identities in the East: 34. Letters of Cyril of Alexandria and Nestorius of Constantinople -- 35. Definition of faith of the Council of Chalcedon -- 36. Zacharias the scholastic, Life of Severus of Antioch -- 37. John of Ephesus, Life of Susan -- 38. The evangelization of Nubia: John of Ephesus, Ecclesiastical history -- 39. Christians in India: Cosmas Indicopleustes, Christian topography. [D.] The Coming of age of Latin Christianity: 40. Augustine of Hippo, City of God -- 41. Pelagius, To Demetrias -- 42. Augustine of Hippo, On nature and grace -- 43. Ambrose of Milan, Letters 2 and 3 -- 44. Patrick, Confession -- Part III. 600-1000 C.E.: [A.] Early Medieval Christianity in Asia: 45. Apology of Patriarch Timothy of Baghdad before the Caliph Mahdi -- 46. Inscription of the monument of the church of the East at Xian -- 47. Chinese Christian Sutras. [B.] Early Medieval Christianity in the West: 48. Acts of the Third Council of Toledo -- 49. Columbanus, Letter 2 -- 50. Bede, Ecclesiastical history -- 51. Rudolf of Fulda, Life of Leoba -- 52. The Heliand -- 53. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, Dulcitius -- 54. Adso of Montier-en-Der, Letter on the origin and time of the Antichrist. [C.] The Byzantine Commonwealth: 55. John of Damascus, On the Divine Images -- 56. Letters of Patriarch Photius of Constantinople and Pope Nicholas I on Disputed Issues -- 57. Life of Constantine [Cyril] -- 58. The Christianization of Russia: Russian Primary Chronicle.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Church history; Christianity -- History