04412cam a2200769Li 4500 ocn891386186 OCoLC 20200709060202.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 140818t20112009enkab ob 000 0 eng d E7B eng rda pn E7B OCLCO YDXCP EBLCP IDEBK N$T OCLCF COO OCLCQ OCL JSTOR 885123562 923216487 929119617 9780227903087 (electronic bk.) 0227903080 (electronic bk.) 0227173562 9780227173565 (OCoLC)891386186 (OCoLC)885123562 (OCoLC)923216487 (OCoLC)929119617 22573/ctt1cg75z8 JSTOR ff----- BR190 .D4313 2011eb REL 015000 bisacsh REL015000 bisacsh 276.102 23 MAIN Decret, François, author. Early christianity in North Africa / François Decret ; translated by Edward Smither. Cambridge, England : James Clarke & Co, 2011. ©2009 1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Print version record. Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Contents; Translator's Preface; Preface to the English Translation; 1. Geographical and Historical Background; 2. Origins of the African Church; 3. Tertullian: the "Master"; 4. Mid-Third-Century Persecution and Crisis in Africa; 5. Cyprian, the "Pope" of Carthage; 6. Organization and Life of the Third-Century African Churches; 7. The Donatist Schism and the Division of African Christianity; 8. The Diverse African Religious Landscape in Late Antiquity; 9. Augustine of Hippo and the Glory of the "Great Church." 10. The Final Stages of the African Church: From the Vandal Invasion to the Arab MaghrebChronology; Bibliography; Back Cover. Martyrs, exegetes, catechumens, and councils enlarge this study of North African Christianity, a region often reduced to its dominant patristic personalities. Smither provides English readers a quality translation of an important book that captures the unique spirit of an invaluable chapter of church history. Along with the churches located in large Greek cities of the East, the church of Carthage was particularly significant in the early centuries of Christian history. Initially, the Carthaginian church became known for its martyrs. Later, the North African church became further established a. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230. Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage. Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage. fast (OCoLC)fst00048482 Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230. fast (OCoLC)fst01850614 Christianity Africa, North. Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Africa, North Church history. Christianity Africa, North. Christianity. Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230. RELIGION Christianity History. bisacsh Christianity. fast (OCoLC)fst00859599 Church history Primitive and early church. fast (OCoLC)fst01710945 Africa, North. fast (OCoLC)fst01239515 RELIGION / Christianity / History bisacsh 30-600 fast Electronic books. Church history. fast (OCoLC)fst01411629 Smither, Edward, translator. Print version: Decret, François. Early christianity in North Africa. Cambridge, England : James Clarke & Co, 2011, ©2009 xii, 228 pages 9780227173565 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=817811 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1755988 ebrary EBRY ebr10907223 EBSCOhost EBSC 817811 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis28837284 YBP Library Services YANK 12005875 92 N$T 55177 55177