Period One – The Early and Medieval Church
HCT article is pending. A local dispute regarding a congregationís rejection of a new bishop because he had not been faithful during a period of persecution led to a Churchwide pivotal controversy regarding: Worthiness and Authority, The validity of ordinances, Local autonomy verses the pre-eminence of the Bishop of Rome, The role of Councils, and Ties between the Church and State https://www.academia.edu/71131092/The_Course_of_the_Donatist_Schism_in_Late_Roman_North_Africa_The_Scholarship_of_the_Donatist_Controversy https://www.academia.edu/69794806/Eusebius_on_Constantine_Truth_and_Hagiography_at_the_Milvian_Bridge https://www.academia.edu/42982956/AUGUSTINE_AND_THE_DONATIST_CONTROVERSY...
Period One – The Early and Medieval Church
HCT article is pending. The rapid growth of Christianity strained its fractured leadership organization resulting in various developments in its structure and practices, including: Method of selecting priests and bishops: https://www.academia.edu/41627928/Bishops_and_Presbyters_or_Priests_and_their_Ministries_in_the_Holy_Scripture https://www.academia.edu/37409565/Life_Worship_Faith_and_Ministry_of_the_Early_Church https://www.academia.edu/6553186/Baptism_and_Ordination_understanding_the_priesthood_of_baptism https://www.academia.edu/1397709/Development_of_the_Concept_and_Practice_of_Ordination_in_the_New_Testament_and_the_Early_Church https://www.academia.edu/32319460/The_Authority_of_Elders_in_the_NT Geographical hierarchical units: The...
Period One – The Early and Medieval Church
HCT article is pending. The Emperor Constantineís adoption of Christianity as the state religion ushered in the greatest changes to the Church that had occurred since the death of the Apostles. This dynamic period changed the course of history, so it is essential to study what happened in order to fully understand our world today, including a review of the following issues: Constantine’s Conversion Story From Outlawed to Favored Status ñ Material Benefits Conversion for convenience Radical shift in internal attitudes More organizational and ceremonial developments https://www.academia.edu/31384654/The_Significance_of_the_Edict_of_Milan_in_Edward_Siecienski_Constantine_Religious_Faith_and_Imperial_Policy_London_2017_27_56...
Period One – The Early and Medieval Church
HCT article is pending. This period of persecution and internal divisions inspired apologetic and theological writing from several Christian intellectuals including: Justin Martyr: https://www.academia.edu/43000215/SD%C3%9C_38_Justin_Martyr https://www.academia.edu/91092264/Justin_teacher_philosopher_and_martyr https://www.academia.edu/53248716/Justin_Martyr_His_Works_And_Influence https://www.academia.edu/31573515/The_God_of_Justin_Martyr https://www.academia.edu/40227008/The_Apology_of_St_Justin_Martyr https://www.academia.edu/38359716/JUSTIN_MARTYR_c_100_165_ https://www.academia.edu/50804844/Texts_and_studies_on_Justin_Martyr_with_links_to_full_texts...
Period One – The Early and Medieval Church
HCT article is pending. Links to more articles: Ignatius of Antioch: https://www.academia.edu/86854966/To_Die_for_God_Sacrifice_Eucharist_and_Martyrdom_in_Ignatius_of_Antioch https://www.academia.edu/8843106/Ignatius_of_Antioch https://www.academia.edu/5261164/A_synopsis_of_Ignatius_of_Antioch_and_ps_Ignatius https://www.academia.edu/42933591/Apostolic_Christology_of_Ignatius_of_Antioch https://www.academia.edu/39808890/Ignatius_of_Antioch_Bishop_of_Syria https://www.academia.edu/31311537/Faith_and_Love_in_Ignatius_of_Antioch Polycarp: https://www.academia.edu/76411738/Death_in_Smyrna_The_Martyrdom_of_Polycarp_as_Urban_Event https://www.academia.edu/7052892/Polycarps_Epistle_to_the_Philipians_and_the_Martyrdom_of_Polycarp...
Period One – The Early and Medieval Church
HCT article is pending. Links to more articles: Docetism: https://www.academia.edu/55282211/What_is_Docetism https://www.academia.edu/570941/Docetism_K%C3%A4semann_and_christology_Why_historical_criticism_cant_protect_christological_orthodoxy https://www.academia.edu/6378055/Marys_Virginity_in_partu_and_Tertullians_anti_Docetism_Reconsidered https://www.academia.edu/78244814/The_Greek_and_Jewish_Origins_of_Docetism_A_New_Proposal https://www.academia.edu/9622253/Docetism_and_Incarnation_Translation_of_the_central_theses_of_Doketismus_und_Inkarnation_Francke_Verlag_T%C3%BCbingen_2014 Adoptionism:...