CHRISTIAN HISTORY IN ITS THREE GREAT PERIODS. By Joseph Henry Allen, late lecturer on ecclesiastical history in Harvard University.
Second Period. "The Middle Age." Topics.—1. The Ecclesiastical System. 2. Feudal Society. 3. The Work of Hildebrand. 4. The Crusades. 5. Chivalry. 6. The Religious Orders. 7. Heretics. 8. Scholastic Theology. 9. Religious Art. 10. Dante. 11. The Pagan Revival. Also a new edition of the
First Period. "Early Christianity." Originally published under the title of "Fragments of Christian History." The two volumes uniformly bound. 16mo. Price each, $1.25
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Third Period. "Modern Phases." (In press.)
A NEW LIFE OF SWEDENBORG. The Life and Mission of Emanuel Swedenborg. By Benjamin Worcester. With an Introductory Chapter on Swedenborg's Place in History, an Appendix giving a complete list of Swedenborg's Writings, and a fine steel-engraved portrait and facsimile of his handwriting. One large 12mo volume. Cloth, gilt top. Price, $2.00.
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