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| Abbreviations & General Information for Readers | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction: Christian Theology as Story | |
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| The Opening Act: Conflicting Christian Visions in the Second Century | |
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| Critics & Cultists Cause Confusion | |
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| The Apostolic Fathers Explain the Way | |
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| The Apologists Defend the Faith | |
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| Irenaeus Exposes Heresies | |
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| The Plot Thickens: Third-Century Tensions & Transformations | |
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| North African Thinkers Examine Philosophy | |
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| Origen of Alexandria Leaves a Troubling Legacy | |
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| Cyprian of Carthage Promotes Unity | |
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| Christianity Gets Its Act Together | |
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| A Great Crisis Rocks the Church: The Controversy About the Trinity | |
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| Alexandrians Argue About the Son of God | |
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| The Church Responds at the Council of Nicea | |
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| Athanasius Stubbornly Keeps the Faith | |
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| The Cappadocian Fathers Settle the Issue | |
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| Another Crisis Shakes the Church: The Conflict Over the Person of Christ | |
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| The Schools of Antioch & Alexandria Clash over Christ | |
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| Nestorius & Cyril Bring the Controversy to a Head | |
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| Chalcedon Protects the Mystery | |
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| Fallout from the Conflict Continues | |
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| A Tale of Two Churches: The Great Tradition Divides Between East & West | |
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| Augustine Confesses God's Glory & Human Depravity | |
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| The Western Church Becomes Roman Catholic | |
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| The Eastern Church Becomes Eastern Orthodox | |
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| The Great Schism Creates Two Traditions Out of One | |
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| The Saga of the Queen of Sciences: Scholastics Revive & Enthrone Theology | |
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| Anselm & Abelard Speculate About God's Ways | |
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| Thomas Aquinas Summarizes Christian Truth | |
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| Nominalists, Reformers & Humanists Challenge the Scholastic Synthesis | |
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| A New Twist in the Narratives: The Western Church Reforms & Divides | |
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| Luther Rediscovers the Gospel & Divides the Church | |
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| Zwingli & Calvin Organize Protestant Thought | |
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| Anabaptists Go Back to the Roots of Christianity | |
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| Rome & Canterbury Go Separate But Parallel Ways | |
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| The Center of the Story Falls Apart: Protestants Follow Diverse Paths | |
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| Arminians Attempt to Reform Reformed Theology | |
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| Pietists Seek to Renew Lutheran Theology | |
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| Puritans & Methodists Struggle to Revive English Theology | |
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| Deists Try to Transform Protestant Theology | |
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| The Overall Plots Divides: Liberals & Conservatives Respond to Modernity | |
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| Liberal Theology Accommodates to Modern Culture | |
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| Conservative Theology Hardens Traditional Categories | |
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| Neo-Orthodoxy Transcends the Divide | |
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| Contemporary Theology Struggles with Diversity | |
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| Conclusion: The Unfinished Story & Its Future | |
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| Notes | |
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| Indexes | |