Spirit of Truth, Classic Edition > Grade 8 > Unit 2
Lesson 6: AD 500-1000 History
During the Early Middle Ages, the Church continued to spread the Gospel.
During the Early Middle Ages, the Church continued to spread the Gospel.
Without faithful leadership and faith in God the people of God continually fall into temptation, sin, and idol worship, and chaos reigns.
Nuns and monks courageously left their monasteries in order to spread the Gospel. These missionaries lived in situations of great hardship and suffering in order to preach and teach the Gospel among the barbarian tribes. As a result of their efforts, Christianity came to be firmly rooted in Europe.
God entered into a covenant with David that would be fulfilled by Jesus in the New Covenant.
This lesson will touch on very complicated topics: the Eastern Schism, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition.
The Incarnation is a dogma of the Church that says that the Son of God assumed a human nature in the Person of Jesus Christ.
Saints Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas, and Catherine of Siena made enduring contributions to the Church.
We study the history of the Church so that we can learn about our identity as Christians, why we are who we are, and to inform our future, built upon the successes, wisdom, and traditions of the past.
This lesson will cover the Protestant reformation, Council of Trent, and the Enlightenment.
Saints Peter, Paul, Stephen, and more bore a bold witness for Christ in this era.
Saints Teresa of Ávila, Thomas More, Peter Claver, and Ignatius of Loyola made enduring contributions to the Church.
Jesus promises us that the forces of evil led by Satan and his demons will not be victorious against the Church.
This lesson will cover Our Lady of Fátima, naziism and communism, and the Second Vatican Council.
God intentionally and deliberately created each one of us.
Pope St. John XXIII, Pope St. John Paul II, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Bl. Miguel Pro, and Servant of God Dorothy Day made enduring contributions to the Church.