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(33-330)
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martyrdom of the church's two greatest apostles forces church leadership into a new era.
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The earliest known public churches are built, signaling a shift in Christians' life and practice.
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(330-500)
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greatest early church father; fights Pelagianism (man's work needed in salvation); emphasises authority of Scripture; his thought foundation of the Reformers; wrote City of God.
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Breaks heathenism and fosters Christianity, leading to a flourishing Celtic church.
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Concluded that Jesus was completely and fully God. The council confessed that this total man and this total God was one completely normal person. In other words, Jesus combined two natures, human and divine, in one person.
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(500-1500)
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A post from which he writes lasting works on the Atonement and proofs for God's existence.
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Who travel barefoot, teach, and coverts heretics.
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Supervises Bible translation, leaving the first complete English Bible.
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It also led to a greater interest in travel, map making, and exploration.
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Books could now be produced in quantities and at prices that made them available to many people, not merely to scholars and monks.
