Excerpt from Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students: Church and State, a Historical Handbook I. The two most celebrated forms of association in history have been known by the names of The State and The Church. This volume does not attempt to enter upon either of these great fields, the literature of which has been enormous. It deals exclusively with the relation between the two Societies, their points of con tact, collision, junction, and intersection. Even this intermediate field is vast; and it may be approached in two ways. On the theoretical side, the doctrinal and legal aspects of this relation have always had a fascination for thinking men, and the conflict of principles upon it fills many libran'es. On the historical side, it has moulded our modern civilisation, and the whole life and character of Western Christendom consists of the incessant action and counteraction of Church and State (ranke). It is necessary, therefore, to select a line of treatment. In these pages the ques tion will be traced historically, and in the chronological order in which it has unfolded itself to the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.