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Review of George W. Greenaway, Arnold of Brescia

Contents and excerpts from Church History (Sept 1932): essays on the 'crusading' American church and suppression of convocation, plus numerous book reviews of medieval and modern church figures.
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Dante Six Hundred Years Ago and Now

A reply defending Studies in Daniel against critics on method and veracity; plus an essay on Dante—his life, exile, political views, and enduring literary and national significance.
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Martin Luther and John Calvin, Church Reformers

Comparative essay on Martin Luther and John Calvin: backgrounds, conversions, methods, and shared reforms—biblical study, preaching, and education that shaped the Reformation.
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The Origin and Purpose of the Protestant Reformation

Address surveying the Protestant Reformation (1517–1917): its origins, leaders (Luther, Zwingli, Calvin), doctrinal reforms (Scripture, justification by faith) and societal impact.
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The Preparation for the Protestant Reformation

Schaff outlines forces preparing the Protestant Reformation: German mystics, anti‑papal pamphleteers, pre‑Reformation reformers (Wyclif, Huss), and the Renaissance's biblical scholarship.
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De Ecclesia: The Church by John Huss

Introduction and English translation of John Huss's Treatise on the Church, presenting his ecclesiology, resistance to papal authority, defense of Scripture, trial and martyrdom.
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John Huss’s Treatise on the Church

John Huss's De ecclesia is summarized and analyzed. He defines the church as the company of the predestinate with Christ as sole head, upholds Scripture as the norm, and defends resisting erring popes.
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Samuel Macauley Jackson as a Co-Worker with Philip Schaff

Paper recounting Samuel M. Jackson's partnership with Philip Schaff in producing the Schaff‑Herzog encyclopedia, highlighting editorial roles, methods, and impact on American theological scholarship.
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The Movement and Mission of American Christianity

Survey of American Christianity's movement and mission: religious motives in colonization, denominational diversity, and early missionary efforts that shaped a distinct American church.
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History of the Christian Church, Vol. 5, Part 2

Schaff's volume surveys 1294–1517: the decline of the papacy, Avignon exile and schism, mystics and the Renaissance, and reformers (Wyclif, Hus) preparing the Protestant Reformation.
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History of the Christian Church, Vol. 5, Part 1

Preface and contents of Philip Schaff's History of the Christian Church, Vol. V Pt. I (1049–1294), surveying the papacy, canon law, crusades, universities, and medieval church developments.
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The Sacramental Theory of the Medieval Church

Two essays: one assesses Tertullian’s role in early Trinitarian doctrine; the other surveys medieval sacramental theology (Schoolmen, Aquinas, ex opere operato, seven sacraments).
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Thomas Aquinas and Leo XIII

Survey of Leo XIII’s promotion of Thomas Aquinas—Aquinas’s life, scholastic method and writings—and how Leo’s encyclicals shaped Catholic theology and affected Protestant relations.
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