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The life and times of the early church were every bit as exciting as our own. But the living pulse of early Christian life, worship and controversy is too often submerged beneath the text of standard introductions to early Christian history. Here from Laurie Guy is an introduction to Christianity of the first four centuries that is readable but not lightweight, interesting but not superficial, informative but not technical. It is a welcome supplement to chronological histories of the early church, a vantage point from which readers may sit aloft and view the broad patterns in the historical terrain. From the apostolic fathers to the great ecumenical councils, we see the church undergoing persecution and martyrdom and then rising to favor under Constantine, shaping its ministry and order while worshiping and developing its understanding of doctrine. Baptism and Eucharist, asceticism and monasticism, and the developing roles of women unfold in this thematic account of the rise of Great Tradition Christianity.Richly illustrated and filled out with maps, charts and close-up windows on related topics, Introducing Early Christianity will inform the curious and enliven courses in early church history.
The life and times of the early church were every bit as exciting as our own. But the living pulse of early Christian life, worship and controversy is too often submerged beneath the text of standard introductions to early Christian history. Here from Laurie Guy is an introduction to Christianity of the first four centuries that is readable but not lightweight, interesting but not superficial, informative but not technical. It is a welcome supplement to chronological histories of the early church, a vantage point from which readers may sit aloft and view the broad patterns in the historical terrain. From the apostolic fathers to the great ecumenical councils, we see the church undergoing persecution and martyrdom and then rising to favor under Constantine, shaping its ministry and order while worshiping and developing its understanding of doctrine. Baptism and Eucharist, asceticism and monasticism, and the developing roles of women unfold in this thematic account of the rise of Great Tradition Christianity.Richly illustrated and filled out with maps, charts and close-up windows on related topics, Introducing Early Christianity will inform the curious and enliven courses in early church history.
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Imagine one of the earliest apostles, Paul say, having a Rip-Van-Winkle-type sleep for four centuries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
early church worship, modalistic monarchianism, postbaptismal sin, term homoousios, proselyte baptism, early monasticism, apostolic tradition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Holy Spirit, New York, John Chrysostom, Cambridge University Press, Justin Martyr, North Africa, Against Heresies, Martyr First Apology, Jesus Christ, Old Testament, Art Resource, Radical Discipleship, Getting Organized, Gregory of Nazianzus, Clement of Alexandria, Life of Constantine, Mapping the Mind of the Church, Oxford University Press, Early Christian Doctrines, Shepherd of Hermas, The Emerging Shape of Worship, Apostolic Constitutions, Ecclesiastical History, Exploring the Paths New!
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Imagine one of the earliest apostles, Paul say, having a Rip-Van-Winkle-type sleep for four centuries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
early church worship, modalistic monarchianism, postbaptismal sin, term homoousios, proselyte baptism, early monasticism, apostolic tradition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Holy Spirit, New York, John Chrysostom, Cambridge University Press, Justin Martyr, North Africa, Against Heresies, Martyr First Apology, Jesus Christ, Old Testament, Art Resource, Radical Discipleship, Getting Organized, Gregory of Nazianzus, Clement of Alexandria, Life of Constantine, Mapping the Mind of the Church, Oxford University Press, Early Christian Doctrines, Shepherd of Hermas, The Emerging Shape of Worship, Apostolic Constitutions, Ecclesiastical History, Exploring the Paths New!
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- Life of Constantine (Clarendon Ancient History Series) by Eusebius on 12 pages
- Early Christian Doctrines: Revised Edition by J. N. D. Kelly on 11 pages
- The Early Church: From the Beginnings to 461 (SCM Classics) by W.H.C. Frend on 9 pages
- The Prescription Against Heretics by Tertullian on 8 pages
- Dialogue With Trypho (Selections from the Fathers of the Church) by Justin Martyr on 7 pages
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