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Ecclesiastical history, for the Roman Catholic Church, is the history of the Roman Catholic Church as an institution, written from a particular perspective. There is a traditional approach to such historiography. The generally identified starting point is Eusebius of Caesarea, and his ''Church History''. Since there is no assumption that contemporary historians of the Catholic Church who are also Catholics adopt this perspective, this “traditional approach” is a chapter of historiography, not yet closed, but applying to a definite area that is not central to the academic history of the 20th and 21st centuries. ==Approach, traditional Catholic view== According to the ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' of 1913, :''Ecclesiastical history is the scientific investigation and the methodical description of the temporal development of the Church considered as an institution founded by Jesus Christ and guided by the Holy Ghost for the salvation of mankind.” Its scope consists “the life of the Church in all its manifestations from the beginning of its existence to our own day among the various divisions of mankind hitherto reached by Christianity. While the Church remains essentially the same despite the changes which she undergoes in time, these changes help to exhibit more fully her internal and external life.'' Its branches therefore include: *History of missions, in the widest sense *History of ecclesiastical polity, of heresies and their opponents, and of the relations of the Church with non-Catholic religious associations *History of dogma, of ecclesiastical theology, and ecclesiastical sciences in general *History of liturgy *History of ecclesiastical art *History of the Catholic hierarchy, of the constitution and canon law of the Church, *History of religious orders *History of discipline, religious life, Christian civilization. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ecclesiastical history (Catholicism)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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