Canon of Christ Church, Oxford.
Introductory Essay. Part I.—The Virtue of Self-assertion, in the Life of the Intellect—The Virtue of Self-assertion, in the Life of the Will—The Social Instinct—The Reasonableness of Life—The Love of Beauty in Nature—The Love of Beauty in Art—The Love of Beauty in Character—The Place of the Intellect—The Dignity of Man—Readiness. Part II.—The Need of Healing—The Miracle of Repair—The Reality of Grace—The Transformation of Pity—The Transformation of Hope—The Records of the Past—The Force of Faith—Discord and Harmony—The Inner Life.
Armitage's Early Church History.
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Sketches of Church and State in the First Eight Centuries.
By the Rev. William Armitage, B.A.,
Vicar of Scotford, Lancaster; late Scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Extension of the Roman Empire into Britain—Early Struggles of the Church with Jews and Gnostics—Heresies and Persecutions—Christian Apologists—Christianity established by the State—The Arian Heresy—Growing Power of Roman Bishops—Gothic Invasions—Growing Corruptions in the Church—The Miracles of Saints—Northumbrian Kings—The Easter Controversy—General Councils—Atilla, King of the Huns—Monastic Institutions—Mahomet—Mahometan Conquests—Image Worship—Irish Missionaries—Charlemagne.