02627oam 2200421 450 991079274610332120240207230626.01-4674-4037-X(OCoLC)1041564195(MiFhGG)GVRL00U6(EXLCZ)99371000000108470820131210d2014 uy 0engurun#---uuuuardacontentrdamediardacarrierChristianity in Roman Africa the development of its practices and beliefs /J. Patout Burns, Jr. & Robin M. Jensen ; in collaboration with Graeme W. Clarke [and three others]Grand Rapids, Michigan :William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,2014.1 online resource (liii, 670 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations (some color), plansGale eBooks0-8028-6931-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.1. Christianity in North Africa to Diocletian -- 2. The Christian imperial period : Diocletian to the Vandals -- 3. Fifth-century conflicts : Vandal Arians and African Nicenes -- 4. Survey of the archeological evidence for Christian practice -- 5. Becoming a Christian : The ritual of baptism -- 6. Living in peace : the celebration of word and eucharist -- 7. Keeping the church pure : excluding and readmitting sinners -- 8. Leadership : the clergy and the sacrament of orders -- 9. Forms of Christian life : marriage, virginity, and widowhood -- 10. The ending of Christian life : death and burial -- 11. Honoring the victorious heroes : the cult of the martyrs -- 12. Pious practices of Christian living -- 13. The church and its holiness.This book, using a combination of literary and archaeological evidence, documents the evolution of Christian practices and doctrine in Roman Africa contemporary Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco from the second century through the Arab conquest in the seventh century. The development of key rituals and practices such as baptism and eucharist, the election and ordination of leaders, marriage, and burial are also examined.Church historyPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600AfricaChurch historyChurch history276.101Burns J. Patout1514330Jensen Robin Margaret1952-Clarke G. W(Graeme Wilber),1934-2023,MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910792746103321Christianity in Roman Africa3749366UNINA