Acts of the Apostles. c70-90. Luke’s history of early Christian church.

Adoptionism. 8C Christian heresy. Christ was born human, became divine after baptism.

Adventists. US religious sect that believes in the imminent second coming of Christ.

Africanus Sextus. c180-250. Wrote chronology of World, Creation to 221 AD.

Alarcos, Battle. 1195. Moslems defeat Christians in Spain, go on to conquer Castile.

Albigenses. (Cathars). Southern French ascetic Neo-Manichean heretic Christian sect. Eliminated by 13th Crusade, 1208-1229 and Inquisition.

Alexandrian School. 2C. First Christian school of higher learning.

Alien and Sedition Acts. 1798-1800/02. US fear French Revolution. Forbade criticism of government. Abused by Federalists vs Republicans.

Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.

Anabaptists. 1520- Christian sect. Adult baptism. No clergy. Salvation via faith. Millenialist. Hutterites, Mennonites, Quakers. Peasants War.

Ananias. Early Christian struck dead for lying to Peter.

Andalusia. Region of S Spain. 9C BC Phoenecia. 210BC Rome. 5C Vandal, Visigoth. 8C Moslem. 14C Christian. 1492 Castile.

Andersen, Hans Christian. 1805-75. Danish author of fairy tales: Little Mermaid 1832, Princess and the Pea, Ugly Duckling.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 9C-1154. Records early British history.

Anthony, St. 250-c355. Egyptian hermit, first Christian monk.

Antigua. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1632 English settle. 18C slave trade. 1958-62 West Indies Federation. 1967 Self-government. 1981 Independent +Barbuda.

Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.

Antioch. 300BC Seleucus I founds. 64BC Rome. First reference to disciples as Christians c42. 540 Persia. 637 Moslem. 10-11C Syrian capital. 969 Byzantine. 1098 Crusader State. 1268 Egypt. 1517 Ottoman. 1920 Syria. 1939 Turkey.

Apollinarianism. 4C Christian heresy. Jesus not truly human because of his divine nature.

Apostles’ Creed. 410. Widely-used affirmation of Christian faith.

Archangels. Chief angels of Christian, Judaic, Islamic, other religions.

Arianism. 313-. Christian heresy. “Christ not of same nature as God.” Condemned at Nicaea.

Armenian Church. c303. First Christian state church. 506 schism with Rome.

Arminianism. 17C-. Christian movement. Free-will is compatible with God’s sovereignty.

Asturias. Former Spanish kingdom. 3-2C BC Rome. 5C Visigoth. 718-910 Only Christian kingdom on Iberia. 910 + León.

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