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Early controversies and the growth of Christianity / Kevin W. Kaatz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaatz, Kevin.
- Series:
- Praeger series on the ancient world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Church history--Primitive and early church.
- Church controversies--History.
- Church controversies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 163 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2012]
- Summary:
- Kaatz (history, California State U.-Hayward) describes some of the interpretations of Christianity different from, and so opposed to, the views of Paul, which were codified into official doctrine when the religion became a wing of the empire in the fourth century. Writing as a historian rather than a theologian, he covers Paul and the early Christians, the early defenders of the faith, Marcion: a new interpretation, the Manicheans, the Christianizing of the empire, Arianism, and the power of the bishops. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- 1 Paul and the Early Christians 1
- 2 The Early Defenders of the Faith 19
- 3 Marcion: A New Interpretation 43
- 4 The Manichaeans 59
- 5 The Christianizing of the Empire 75
- 6 Arianism 97
- 7 The Power of the Bishops 119.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-151) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313383595
- 0313383596
- 9780313383601
- 031338360X
- OCLC:
- 662405991
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