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Autore: | McKinion Steve |
Titolo: | Life and Practice in the Early Church [[electronic resource] ] : A Documentary Reader |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : NYU Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
Disciplina: | 270.1 |
Soggetto topico: | Church -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Sources |
Church - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600 | |
Christianity | |
Religion | |
Philosophy & Religion | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Persona (resp. second.): | McKinionSteven A |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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. Far from being monolithic, th |
Titolo autorizzato: | Life and Practice in the Early Church |
ISBN: | 0-8147-5965-3 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910450658703321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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