02838nam 22005893u 450 991045065870332120210114013833.00-8147-5965-3(CKB)1000000000004659(EBL)865706(OCoLC)780425913(SSID)ssj0000281420(PQKBManifestationID)11223570(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000281420(PQKBWorkID)10306110(PQKB)11063086(MiAaPQ)EBC865706(EXLCZ)99100000000000465920131125d2001|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrLife and Practice in the Early Church[electronic resource] A Documentary ReaderNew York NYU Press20011 online resource (199 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-5648-4 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 EditorLife 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. Far from being monolithic, thChurch -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- SourcesChurchHistory of doctrinesEarly church, ca. 30-600SourcesChristianityHILCCReligionHILCCPhilosophy & ReligionHILCCElectronic books.Church -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Sources.ChurchHistory of doctrinesChristianityReligionPhilosophy & Religion270.1McKinion Steve1041803McKinion Steven AAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910450658703321Life and Practice in the Early Church2465583UNINA