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martyrdom of the church's two greatest apostles forces church leadership into a new era.
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He is writing major writings that promate purity of life and doctrine.
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In his Easter Letters lists the current 27 books of the canon.
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They concluded that Jesus was completely and fully God. The council confessed that thistotal God was one completely normal person. In other words, Jesus combined two natures, human and divine, in one person.
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it becomes the basis for later canon law in the West, thus shaping medieval society.
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Frankish general Charles Martel halts the seemingly unstoppable Muslims invasion, keeping Europe under Christians control.
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With the help of us his adviser, Alcuin, the seven-foot-tall king brings Europe political unity, a stronger church, and a renaissance of learning.
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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 crusades 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 grater 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.
