a topical survey of its life, beliefs, and practices Guy, Laurie. creator text bibliography Electronic books. ilu Downers Grove, Ill InterVarsity Press c2004 2004 monographic eng

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1 online resource (310 p.) : ill. "Introducing Early Christianity offers a fascinating survey of the most important aspects of the life, beliefs and practices of the early church from the first to the mid-fifth century." "The thematic approach of this book seeks to overcome the limitations of viewing one event after another, though it can be effectively used alongside a chronological history. Numerous sidebars assemble pertinent facts or offer close-up glimpses of particular aspects of the life and thought of the early church. In addition, photographs and other images root early Christians, their ideas and events in the concrete artifacts of history and the visual memory of the church."--Jacket. If Paul could see us now : four centuries of dramatic change -- Second-generation Christianity : the churches of the Apostolic Fathers -- Suffering and dying for God : persecution and martyrdom -- Getting organized : ministry and structure -- Getting recognized : Emperor Constantine's revolution -- Radical discipleship : asceticism and monasticism -- Women in the early church : liberated or confined? -- The emerging shape of worship : Eucharist and liturgy -- Getting in and staying in : baptism and penance -- Exploring the paths : the development of early Christian doctrine -- Mapping the mind of the church : orthodoxy defined. Laurie Guy. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Église Histoire ca 30-600 (Église primitive) RELIGION / Christian Church / History RELIGION / Christianity / History BR165 .G89 2004 270.1 Guy, Laurie. Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2004 (DLC) 2004008466 (OCoLC)55044814 9780830877973 (electronic bk.) 0830877975 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=579541 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=579541 N$T 130626 20200709055829.0 ocn850934199