Church history
Apostolic era through modern Christianity; development, disputes, failures and reform.
Introduction Original topic guide Source reading A text or collection to explore
Introduction
Professing the faith
Catechism 185–197
IntroductionPassion, death and redemption
Catechism 571–630
IntroductionUnity across liturgical traditions
Catechism 1200–1209
IntroductionConversion, penance and reconciliation
Catechism 1420–1498
IntroductionHoly Orders and ordained ministry
Catechism 1533–1600
IntroductionApostolic Christianity
IntroductionEarly Christian communities and persecution
IntroductionThe patristic and conciliar era
IntroductionMedieval Christianity
IntroductionEastern and Western divisions
IntroductionReformation and Catholic reform
IntroductionMissions, colonialism and global Catholicism
IntroductionModern Catholicism and the councils
IntroductionFailures, abuse, accountability and reform
Source readingCouncil study: Nicaea I
Source readingCouncil study: Constantinople I
Source readingCouncil study: Ephesus
Source readingCouncil study: Chalcedon
Source readingCouncil study: Constantinople II
Source readingCouncil study: Constantinople III
Source readingCouncil study: Nicaea II
Source readingCouncil study: Constantinople IV
Source readingCouncil study: Lateran I
Source readingCouncil study: Lateran II
Source readingCouncil study: Lateran III
Source readingCouncil study: Lateran IV
Source readingCouncil study: Lyon I
Source readingCouncil study: Lyon II
Source readingCouncil study: Vienne
Source readingCouncil study: Constance
Source readingCouncil study: Florence
Source readingCouncil study: Lateran V
Source readingCouncil study: Trent
Source readingCouncil study: Vatican I
Source readingCouncil study: Vatican II
IntroductionReading historical sources
IntroductionSaints and religious orders
IntroductionSacred art, architecture and music
IntroductionEastern Catholic Churches
IntroductionLatin liturgical and spiritual traditions
Source readingStudy Ambrose of Milan
Source readingStudy Athanasius of Alexandria
Source readingStudy Augustine of Hippo
Source readingStudy Basil of Caesarea (Basil the Great)
Source readingStudy Clement of Alexandria
Source readingStudy Clement of Rome
Source readingStudy Cyprian of Carthage
Source readingStudy Cyril of Alexandria
Source readingStudy Cyril of Jerusalem
Source readingStudy Eusebius of Caesarea
Source readingStudy Gregory of Nazianzus (Gregory the Theologian)
Source readingStudy Gregory of Nyssa
Source readingStudy Hermas
Source readingStudy Ignatius of Antioch
Source readingStudy Irenaeus of Lyons
Source readingStudy Jerome
Source readingStudy John Chrysostom
Source readingStudy Justin Martyr
Source readingStudy Origen
Source readingStudy Polycarp of Smyrna
Source readingStudy Gregory the Great
Source readingStudy Leo the Great
Source readingStudy Tertullian
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