The church in the first century AD ; persecution, conflict, organization -- Conflicts with the Greco-Roman and Jewish worlds in the second century -- Theology, ethics and eschatology to AD 150 -- Christian apologetic in the second century -- Gnosis and
gnosticism -- Marcion -- Jewish Christianity : Encratism (severe asceticism) -- Montanism -- The emergence of orthodoxy ; Irenaeus -- Creeds and canons of Scripture to AD 200 -- Pagan criticism of Christianity to AD 200 -- Controversies in Rome, 190-230 -- The Christian east, 200-230 -- North Africa, 195-230 : Tertullian and Minucius Felix -- The church in Alexandria, 180-210 -- Origen -- The Decian persecution, 250-51 -- Cyprian of Carthage : relationships with Rome and the Novationist schism -- The persecution of Valerian, 257-60 -- Dionysius of Alexandria and Dionysius of Rome, 259-64 -- Paul of Samosata -- Mani and his religion -- The great persecution, 303-12 -- Constantine and the end of the persecution, 310-13 -- Church discipline, c.300-320 -- The outbreak of the Donatist schism, 304-21 -- Licinius and the Christians -- Constantine and the Christians -- Outbreak of the Arian controversy, c.318 -- The Council of Nicaea -- The emergence of Athanasius -- The Christian empire.
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