Did the early Christians build churches? : revisiting the evidence / Alexander Turpin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turpin, Alexander (Alexander T.), author.

Series:

Alcuin/GROW liturgical study ; 100.

Joint liturgical studies ; 100

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church architecture--History.

Church architecture.

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

Church history.

Physical Description:

53 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Norwich, Norfolk : Alcuin Club and the Group for Renewal of Worship, [2024?]

Summary:

This study proposes a new paradigm for understanding the evolution of Christian architecture prior to the Constantinian Peace (ca. 314 C.E.). Through close reading and textual criticism, the author revisits the written evidence for ante-pacem Christian architecture, contextualising it in the light of historical developments and the limited archaeological evidence. From this analysis, it is argued that early Christians did, in fact, possess a ‘churchgoing consciousness’. That is, the documents reveal that the earliest Christians gradually shifted away from a eucharistic praxis centered on the homes of the community patrons towards the communal use of dedicated worship centres, designed particularly for the liturgical needs of eucharistic worship. -- From the back cover.

Contents:

Introduction : discerning Christian church buildings prior to Constantine

Part 1. Ante-pacem Christian churchgoing : the literary evidence

Part 2. Anti-pacem Christian churchgoing : the documentary evidence

Conclusion. The evidence for pre-Constantinian Christian churchgoing.

Notes:

Perhaps 2025 publication date, as 2 published per year.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-53).

ISBN:

9780334066811

0334066816

OCLC:

1525430209