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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1577 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

301–400

The Fourth Century

1 work

387

Greek

Homilies on the Statues

John Chrysostom · c. 347–407

Twenty-one sermons preached to a terrified Antioch after a riot toppled the imperial statues and the city awaited punishment, holding the congregation together week by week.

Antiochene · Homilies

1301–1400

The Fourteenth Century

1 work

1378–1379

Latin

The Declarations of the Great Schism

The cardinals of Rome and Avignon

The competing manifestos of 1378: one body of cardinals declaring Urban VI validly elected, the same body months later declaring the election void under duress and choosing another.

Western · Declarations