03111nam a2200493Ia 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.0m        d        cr cnu---unuuu130626s2004    ilua    ob    001 0 eng d  aN$TcN$T  z083082698X  z9780830826988  z9780830839421  z0830839429  a9780830877973 (electronic bk.)  a0830877975 (electronic bk.)  a(OCoLC)850934199  a579541b(N$T) 4aBR165b.G89 2004 7aRELx1080202bisacsh 7aRELx0150002bisacsh04a270.1222  aN$TA1 aGuy, Laurie.10aIntroducing early Christianityh[electronic resource] :ba topical survey of its life, beliefs, and practices /cLaurie Guy.  aDowners Grove, Ill. :bInterVarsity Press,cc2004.  a1 online resource (310 p.) :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.0 aIf 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.1 a"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.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aChurch historyyPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600. 6aÉglisexHistoireyca 30-600 (Église primitive) 7aRELIGION / Christian Church / History2bisacsh 7aRELIGION / Christianity / History2bisacsh 4aElectronic books.08iPrint version:aGuy, Laurie.tIntroducing early Christianity.dDowners Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2004z083082698Xw(DLC)  2004008466w(OCoLC)55044814403EBSCOhostuhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=579541  aEBSCOhostbEBSCn579541  acpp1794  a02bN$T  c53196d53196