The History of Europe and the Church

The historical relationship between Europe and the Church is a relationship that has shaped the history of the Western World. Europe today stands at a momentous crossroads. Events taking shape there will radically change the face of the continent - and the world.  To properly understand today’s news and the events that lie ahead, a grasp of the sweep of European history is essential. Only within an historical context can the events of our time be fully appreciated. This narrative series is written in the historic present to give the reader a sense of being on the scene as momentous events unfold on the stage of history

Chapter One - The Church Struggles for Survival - Rome A.D. 64 - the capital of the world is in flames! For six days and nights the great fire races out of control through the most populous districts of the imperial city.    Read on......
Chapter Two - The Fateful Union - The crisis over Jerusalem in A.D. 70 has passed. The civil turmoil within the Roman Empire temporarily ceases.  Read on.....
Chapter Three - The Imperial Restoration - Rome has fallen! The greatest power the world has ever known is trampled in the dust. The Empire that had conquered the world is herself conquered.   Read on.....
Chapter Four - Charlemagne and the New Europe - Justinian’s restoration of the Roman Empire in the West is a landmark in history. For a brief moment the old Roman Empire is under his control.    Read on.....
Chapter Five - The First Reich - Europe is a shambles. Battered and torn by invasions and civil  strife, Western civilization appears to be on a downward slide. The Papacy,too, has sunk to a miserable condition. But in Germany, kings still rule.    Read on.....
Chapter Six - The Habsburg Empire - Two decades of anarchy known as the “Great Interregnum” leave Germany in political ruins. It is a terrible time without an emperor.
A new period of German history is about to begin.    Read on.....
Chapter Seven - Napoleon and the Pope - Napoleon has rearranged the map of Europe. Now he sees himself as a modern Roman Caesar-the heir of Charlemagne.   Read on.....
Chapter Eight- The Second Reich - “The great questions of our day cannot be solved by speeches and majority votes, but by blood and iron” -Otto von Bismark, The Iron Chancellor   Read on.....
Chapter Nine- The Third Reich - Germany attacks Poland on September 1 1939, the peace of Europe is broken. World War 2 has begun - a struggle for the mastery of the world!  Read on.....
Chapter Ten- The Final Union - Europe is again a power to be reckoned with! But is Europe doomed to oscillate between order and chaos? Or might a new path towards peace and stability be found?  Read on.....
For Further Study
Babylon - Past,
Present and Future
Iron and Clay
Inside the Book
of Revelation
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