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the work of the first major scholar/apologist, makes Christianity reasonable to thinking pagans.
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are built, signaling a shift in Christians' life and practice
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in his Easter Letter lists the current 27 books of the canon
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ratifies the Nicene Creed and condemns Apollinarianism, safeguarding a high view of Christ.
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breaks heathenism and fosters Christianity, leading to a flourishing Celtic church.
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it becomes the basis for later canon law in the West, thus shaping medieval society
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the Latin and Greek portions of the church permanently separated into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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deeply damaged Western Christians' relations with others, the breach between Eastern and Western Christians became wide and lasting, sparked pogroms against the Jews, and the crusaders' brutality worked only to make Muslims more militant. On an economic level, however, the Crusades increased trade and stepped up Europe's economic growth. They also led to a greater interest in travel, map making and exploration.
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leaving the first complete English Bible
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sparked a revolution in society and the church. Books could now be produced in quantities and at prices that made them available to many people, not merely to scholars and monks. The resulting explosion of knowledge continues to accelerate in our day. Paved the way for the Reformation.
