Outreach and renewal : a first-millennium legacy for the third-millennium church / James McSherry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McSherry, James.

Series:

Cistercian studies series ; no. 236.

Cistercian studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Church history--Primitive and early church.

Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Church history--Middle Ages.

Fathers of the church.

Physical Description:

x, 276 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Trappist, Ky. : Cistercian Publications ; Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2011]

Summary:

This work represents a novel treatment of the mission of the Church fathers, the early Christian ascetics, and their disciples during the turbulent centuries that followed the passing of the apostles. Approaching a normally arcane subject largely through the interplay of character and incident, Outreach and Renewal provides a stirring account of the various ways in which spiritual leaders of the time promoted the Gospel message. Readers experience these leaders as they illuminate, strengthen, restore, or defend the faith of fellow Christians. Facilitating fresh insights and thought-provoking conclusions, the theme proceeds through the interaction of a varied cast of vital individuals engaged in lively and sometimes acerbic discourse, which is always aimed at the glory of God. With the careful attention the author gives to the early Irish church and its singular representatives, this work is a unique and valuable contribution to the study of the patristic era. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Fathers and the Apostles 5

2 The Two Cities Called to Serve 12

3 The Spirit of Asceticism 24

4 Martyrs, Ascetics, and Fathers 35

5 Humility and Truth Testaments of Faith 44

6 Brotherhood and Betrayal 56

7 The Sacramental Life 68

8 The Power of Prayer 76

9 Defenders of the Faith 84

10 Leo the Great Faith and Vision 96

11 The Church and the Pagans 106

12 Renewal and Asceticism Gregory the Great 116

13 The Pope, the Abbot, and the Gauls 129

14 Schism in Italy 139

15 The Wisdom of the Ascetics Benedict, Columban, Cassian 145

16 Suffering, Sin, and Forgiveness 155

17 Dispelling the Darkness 163

18 Aidan, Bede, and Boniface 172

19 The Carolingians and the Two Cities 182

20 The Gregorian Reform 195

21 Anselm In the Steps of the Fathers 203

22 The Last of the Fathers 213

23 Finding Jerusalem Sparks from the Fire 222

24 Faith and Reason 233

25 A Light Not Quenched Bernard and the Bishops 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780879072360

0879072369

9780879077983

0879077980

OCLC:

691927819