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Early Church Era
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, the work of the first major scholar/apologist makes Christianity reasonable to thinking pagans.
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, with his legal-trained mind, major writings that promote purity of life and doctrine.
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brilliant works that "provided a foundation for the great ecumenical councils to come"
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; made by Constatine I the Roman Emperor, Christianity no longer persecuted
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Christian empire
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; in his Easter Letter lists the current 27 books of the canon
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; greatest early church father;fights Pelagianism (man's work needed in salvation); emphasis authority of the Reformers; wrote City of God.
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Middle Ages
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: Frankish generals Charles Martel halts the seemingly unstoppable Muslim invasion, keeping Europe under Christian control.
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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 the 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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, ending a millennium of Christianity in the Eastern Roman("Byzantine") Empire
