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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783046803321

Titolo

Life and practice in the early church : a documentary reader / / edited by Steven A. McKinion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : NYU Press, , 2001

ISBN

0-8147-5965-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 189 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

McKinionSteven A (Steven Alan)

Disciplina

270.1

Soggetti

Church - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Entering the Community: Baptism in the Early Church; 2. Assembling the Community: Worship in the Early Church; 3. Instructing the Community: Proclamation in the Early Church; 4. Uniting the Community: The Eucharist in the Early Church; 5. Expanding the Community: Evangelism in the Early Church; 6. Leading the Community: Church Officers in the Early Church; Notes; Index; About the Editor

Sommario/riassunto

Life and Practice in the Early Church brings together a range of primary texts from the church's first five centuries to demonstrate how early Christians practiced their faith. Rather than focusing on theology, these original documents shed light on how early believers ""did church,"" addressing such practical questions as, how did the church administer baptism? How were sermons delivered? How did the early church carry out its missions endeavors?. Early Christian writings reveal a great deal about the tradition, as well as the wider culture in which it developed.