Life and practice in the early church : a documentary reader / edited by Steven A. McKinion.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McKinion, Steven A. (Steven Alan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600--Sources.

Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 189 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Entering the community : baptism in the early church

Assembling the community : worship in the early church

Instructing the community : proclamation in the early church

Uniting the community : the Eucharist in the early church

Expanding the community : evangelism in the early church

Leading the community : church officers in the early church.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-8147-5965-3

OCLC:

780425913