Volume II Part 12 (2/2)

Charges of immorality brought against them, 414.

Due in a great measure to Jews and heretics, 416, 417.

The disturbance of domestic life caused by female conversions, 418.

Antipathy of the Romans to every system which employed religious terrorism, 421.

Christian intolerance of pagan wors.h.i.+p, 423.

And of diversity of belief, 424-427.

History of the persecutions, 429.

Nero's, 429.

Domitian's, 431.

Condition of the Christians under the Antonines, 434.

Become profoundly obnoxious to the people, 436.

Marcus Aurelius, 439, 440.

Introduction of Christianity into France, 442, and _note_.

Att.i.tude of the rulers towards it from M. Aurelius to Decius, 451, _et seq._ Condition of the Church on the eve of the Decian persecution, 448.

Gallus, 454.

Valerian, 454.

Gallienus, 455.

Erection of churches in the Empire, 457.

Persecutions of Diocletian and Galerius, 458.

End of the persecutions, 463.

Ma.s.sacre of Christians in Phrygia, 464.

Moral efficacy of the Christian sense of sin, ii. 3.

Dark views of human nature not common in the early Church, 5.

The penitential system, 6.

Empire Christianity attained in eliciting disinterested enthusiasm, 8.

Great purity of the early Christians, 10, 11.

The promise of the Church for many centuries falsified, 12.

The first consequence of Christianity a new sense of the sanct.i.ty of human life, 17.

Influence in the protection of infant life, 20-32.

In the suppression of gladiatorial shows, 34.

Its effect upon persecutions, 40, _et seq._ The penal code not lightened by it, 42.

Condemnation of suicide, 43.

Second consequence of Christianity Teaches universal brotherhood, 61.

Slavery, 61-66.

Ransom of captives, 72.

Charity, 73.

Exertions of the Christians in the cause of charity, 75, 79.

Their exertions when the Empire was subverted, 81, 82, 88.

Theological notions concerning insanity, 85-90.

Almsgiving, 90-92.

Beneficial effect of Christianity in supplying pure images to the imagination, 99.

Summary of the philanthropic achievements of Christianity, 100.

Ways in which the ascetic mode of life affected both the ideal type and realised condition of morals, 122, _et seq._ History of the relations of Christianity to the civic virtues, 140.

Improvements effected by Christianity in the morals of the people, 153.

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