b. Augustine

d. Anthony, at a very old age

Reign of Julian the Apostate, who converted from Christianity to paganism and restored paganism in Rome

Julian the Apostate removes the restrictions against the Donatists

A letter of Athanasius names the 66 books of the canon

b. Pelagius

d. Athanasius

d. Basil the Great of Cappadocia

The reign of Theodosius, who establishes Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire

Council of Constantinople. The Nicene position becomes dominant again, and the legal religion of the Empire. Jesus Christ is truly human, contrary to Apollinarianism, which held that Jesus had a human body but a divine mind. The Great

Cappadocians are the inspiration behind the defeat of Arianism at this council. They are St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nazianzus, and St. Gregory of Nyssa

A council in Rome affirms the authority of the New Testament canon. It is important to remember that the content of the canon was not a conciliar decision. The church recognized, or discovered, the canon. The church did not determine the canon

d. Ulfilas

Augustine was converted in a garden in Milan after hearing a child saying "Take up and read!" He took up Romans 13: 13-14.

Augustine baptized by Ambrose

b. St. Patrick. He was a British Romanized Christian who established Christianity in Ireland

d. Apollinaris

b. Leo the Great, an outstanding pope. He was influential in Chalcedon. He also argued for papal supremacy and showed political leadership in his negotiations with Attila the Hun

Augustine ordained a priest in Hippo, North Africa

The Council of Hippo recognizes the canon. To be recognized as canonical, a book had to be Apostolic, fit in with the other scriptures, and have been of fruitful use throughout the church up to that time

Augustine becomes bishop of Hippo

d. Martin of Tours

The Council of Carthage agrees with the Council of Hippo

Augustine writes Confessions

John Chrysostom becomes bishop of Constantinople

d. Nestorius, the heretic who said that Mary was the bearer of Christ (christokos), but not the bearer of God (theotokos). He could not call a three month old Jesus God. So he said that Jesus Christ was two persons, whose only union was a moral one

d. Chrysostom

The Fall of Rome to Alaric and the Visigoths

Augustine's Anti-Pelagian writings. Pelagius rejected the idea that we all fell in Adam (Federal Headship), original sin, and the sin nature. We could earn our salvation by works, so grace is not necessary.
Augustine insisted that we all sinned in Adam, and spiritual death, guilt, and our diseased nature is the result. God's grace is necessary not only to be able to choose to obey God's commands, but to be able to choose to turn to God initially for salvation.

Augustine writes The City of God. Some people blamed the fall of Rome on the Christians, saying it happened because Rome abandoned paganism. This is Augustine's responce, along with many diversions.

The Council of Carthage anathematized the teachings of Pelagius.

d. Jerome

d. Pelagius

Arian Vandals cross into Africa. After this, Western Emperors became puppets of Germanic generals

d. Augustine