A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

History of the Christian Church • VOLUME 6

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['Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893', 'Schaff, David Schley, 1852-'] • Public-domain historical edition in the United States (published 1889); OCR from Internet Archive scan

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FROM BONIFACE VIII. TO MARTIN LUTHER. A.D. 1'294-151T. The Sixth Period of Church History. § 1. Introductory Survey

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CHAPTER I. THE DECLINE OF THE PAPACY AND THE AVIGNON EXILE. A.D, 1294-1377.

§ 2. Sources and Literature .....

§ 3. Pope Boniface VIII. 1294-1303

§ 4. Boniface VIII. and Philip the Fair of France

§ 5. Literary Attacks against the Papacy .

§ 6. The Transfer of the Papacy to Avignon

§ 7. The Pontificate of John XXII. 1316-1334 .

§ 8. The Papal Office Assailed ....

§ 9. The Financial Policy of the Avignon Popes

§ 10. The Later Avignon Popes ....

§ 11. The Reestablishment of the Papacy in Rojie. 137

CHAPTER II. THE PAPAL SCHISM AND THE REFORMATORY

COUNCILS. 1S7S-1449.

§ 12. Sources and Literature .....

§ 13. The Schism Begun. 1378

§ 14. Further Progress of the Schism. 1378-1409

§ 15. The Council of Pisa. 1409 ....

§ 16. The Council of Constance. 1414-1418 .

§ 17. The Council of Basel. 1431-1449 ,

§ 18. The Council of Ferrara-Florence. 14.38-1445

CHAPTER III. LEADERS OF CATHOLIC THOUGHT. § 19. Sources and Literature

§ 20. OCKAM AND THE DeCAY OF SCHOLASTICISM

§ 21. Catherine of Siena, the Saint

§ 22. Peter d'Ailly, Ecclesiastical Statesman

§ 23. John Gerson, Theologian and Church Leader

§ 24. Nicolas of Clamanges, the Moralist

§ 25. Nicolas of Cusa, Scholar and Churchman

§ 26. Popular Preachers

CHAPTER IV. THE GERMAN MYSTICS.

§ 27. Sources and Literature ..... S 28. The New Mysticism

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§ 29. Meister Eckakt 243

§ 30. John Tallek of Strassburg ....... 256

§ 31. Henry Suso 262

§ .32. The Friends of God 269

§ 33. John of IIuysbroeck ......... 273

§ 34. Gerrit i>e Gkoote. The Brothers of the Common Life . 278

§ 35. The Imitation of Christ. Thomas k Kempis . . . 284

§ 36. The German Theology 293

§ 37. English Mystics 295

CHAPTER V. REFORMERS BEFORE THE REFORMATION.

§ 38. Sources and Literature 299

§ 39. The Church in England in the 14tii Century . . . 302

^§ 40. John Wyclif 314

'"'^ § 41. Wyclif's Teachings 325

§ 42. Wyclif and the Scriptures 338

§ 43. The Lollards 349

^x§ 44. John Huss of Bohemia 358

§ 45. Huss AT Constance 371

§ 46. Jerome of Prag .......... 388

§ 47. The Hussites 391

CHAPTER YI. THE LAST POPES OF THE MIDDLE AGES. 1447-1521.

§ 48. Literature and General Survey 400

§ 49. Nicolas V. 1447-1455 406

§ .50. JEneas Sylvius de' Piccolomini, Pius II 414

§ 51. Paul IL 1464-1471 425

§ 52. SixTUS IV. 1471-1484 429

§ 53. Innocent VIII. 1484-1492 435

§54. Pope Alexander VI. —Borgia. 1492-1-503 . . . .443 § 55. Julius II., the Warrior-Pope. 1503-1513 . . . .406

§ 56. Leo X. 1513-1521 479

CHAPTER VII. HERESY AND WITCHCRAFT.

Sources and Literature ........ 497

Heretical and Unchurchly Movements 498

Witchcraft ......•••• 514

The Spanish Inquisition 633

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German Humanism

Reuchlin and Erasmus . . . . •

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CHAPTER IX. THE PULPIT AND POPULAR PIETY.

Literature 659

The Clergy ....

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Doctrinal Reformers

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Works of Charity

The Sale of Indulgences .

CHAPTER X. THE CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

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