Storia della Chiesa 1RA0807

To offer a thorough reading of the history of the Church, from her beginnings until the end of the 7th century.

1. Main characteristics of the Roman world. 2. The Primitive Church: Peter and Paul. 3. The Post-apostolic Period: The Apostolic Fathers. 4. The Roman State and the local Churches. The Persecutions. 5. The intellectual dialogue with Paganism. Currents of thought that challenged the faith and the ecclesial unity. 6. The local Churches and their Relationships. 7. Establishing the Christian Empire. 9. Divisions in the Churches: The Theological Disputes. 10. The Beginning of the Golden Age of Patristic teachings. 11. The Christological controversies. 12. Other controversies and intellectual personalities.

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