LEADER 03481nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910818990403321 005 20230607230917.0 010 $a1-283-19546-1 010 $a9786613195463 010 $a0-567-24740-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106894 035 $a(EBL)742903 035 $a(OCoLC)741690642 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524642 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12179459 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524642 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10500180 035 $a(PQKB)10520220 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742903 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL742903 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10490294 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL319546 035 $a(OCoLC)893335729 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106894 100 $a20010404d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe origins of Christendom in the West /$fedited by Alan Kreider 210 $aEdinburgh ;$aNew York $cT&T Clark$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (388 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-567-08776-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: i Changing Patterns of Conversion in the West -- Alan Kreider -- z Christianization and Conversion in Northern Italy -- Rita Lizzi Testa -- 3 Christianity Shaped through its Mission -- Ramsay MacMullen -- PART TWO -- CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN THE -- CHRISTIANIZATION OF EUROPE -- 4 The Sociology of Pre-Constantine Christianity: -- Approach from the Visible -- Wolfgang Wischmeyer -- 5 Early Christian Features Preserved in Western -- Monasticism -- Eoin de Bhaldraithe, OCist. -- 6 Charism and Office in a Changing Church -- Christine Trevett -- Women in the Christianization of the West -- Anne Jensen -- v -- PART THREE -- LITURGY AND CHRISTIAN FORMATION -- IN THE ADVENT OF CHRISTENDOM -- 8 Catechesis and Initiation -- Everett Ferguson -- 9 The Effects of the Coming of Christendom on -- Early Christian Worship -- Paul F. Bradshaw -- io Augustine and the Transformation of Baptism -- David F. Wright -- PART FOUR -- THEOLOGY AND INCULTURATION -- 11 Defining Heresy -- Rowan Williams -- 12 Comparative Inculturations -- Antonie Wessels -- PART FIVE -- FINAL THOUGHTS -- I3 Epilogue: Approaching Christendom -- Kate Cooper -- Contributors -- Index. 330 $aFor well over a millennium the civilization of Western Europe was 'Christendom,' with Christianity the dominant religion, buttressed by social and legal structures. This volume studies Christendom at its origins, bringing the insights of leading scholars in the fields of ancient history, theology, patristics, and liturgy to bear on aspects of Europe's Christianization. From a missiological perspective, the contributors ask what is Christianity's impact upon culture, what is culture's impact upon Christianity? Focusing on the first four centuries, but also looking forward to the future of Chris 606 $aChurch history$yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600 606 $aChristianity$zEurope 607 $aEurope$xChurch history 615 0$aChurch history 615 0$aChristianity 676 $a274/.01 701 $aKreider$b Alan$f1941-$01709424 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818990403321 996 $aThe origins of Christendom in the West$94099173 997 $aUNINA