Excerpt from Christianity and Modern Civilization: Being Some Chapters in European History, With an Introductory Dialogue on the Philosophy of History In 1886 the Author published a work in two volumes entitled Chapters in European History. It has long been out of print, and, for several reasons, he has not seen well to republish it in its original form. In this book a considerable portion of it finds place: viz. the Chapters on The Christian Revolution, The Turning-point of the Middle Ages, and The Age of Faith - all being more or less rewritten - as well as the Introductory Dialogue on the Philosophy of History. The Chapters on The Nascent Church, The Inquisition, and Holy Matrimony have been reclaimed, by the kind permission of Mr. James Knowles, from the Nineteenth Century, where they originally appeared, and have received various alterations and additions. The Chapter on The Age of the Martyrs, with the exception of a few pages, is now published for the first time. The Dedicatory Letter prefixed to the original work is retained, in an abridged form, as a tribute of gratitude and affection to a friend now no more. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.