Christianity In Roman Africa

Author : J. Patout Burns,Robin M. Jensen
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802869319

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Christianity in Roman Africa by J. Patout Burns,Robin M. Jensen Pdf

Using a combination of literary and archeological evidence, this in-depth, illustrated book documents the development of Christian practices and doctrine in Roman Africa -- contemporary Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco -- from the second century through the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Robin Jensen and Patout Burns, in collaboration with Graeme W. Clarke, Susan T. Stevens, William Tabbernee, and Maureen A. Tilley, skillfully reconstruct the rituals and practices of Christians in the ancient buildings and spaces where those practices were performed. Numerous site drawings and color photographs of the archeological remains illuminate the discussions. This work provides valuable new insights into the church fathers Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine. Most significantly, it offers a rich, unprecedented look at early Christian life in Roman Africa, including the development of key rituals and practices such as baptism and eucharist, the election and ordination of leaders, marriage, and burial. In exploring these, Christianity in Roman Africa shows how the early African Christians consistently fought to preserve the holiness of the church amid change and challenge.

Author : J. Patout Burns,Robin Margaret Jensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Africa
ISBN : OCLC:1162277785

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Christianity in Roman Africa by J. Patout Burns,Robin Margaret Jensen Pdf

Author : J. E. Merdinger
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300105282

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Rome and the African Church in the Time of Augustine by J. E. Merdinger Pdf

This groundbreaking book examines the vibrant North African Christian Church of the 4th and 5th centuries and its relationship to Rome. Merdinger provides a lively account of cases of canon law that arose in Africa but were adjudicated in Rome-including the notorious Apiarius affair-and shows how African Christians gradually became dependent on the papacy for enforcement of church discipline. A tour de force. Engagingly readable, full of lively details, it provides both an accessible introduction to the development of papal and episcopal authority in the West and a challenging new reading of the evidence for the initiated scholar. Merdinger's use of the recently published 'Divjak letters' of St. Augustine to re-interpret the relations of the Roman and North African Churches in the early fifth century is particularly exciting. Clearly this is the fullest and most sophisticated treatment available in English of a crucial period in the growth of Church life and structures.-Brian E. Daley, S. J., University of Notre Dame Merdinger's book achieves the seemingly impossible task of making the subject not only of wide general interest but actually a gripping read: the excitement of the cases which illustrate her central thesis often read like a very good historical novel...Her gift for telling a good story holds together a complicated and often protracted plot in an engaging way: characters breathe, emotions are stirred, circumstantial details beguile, complexity lends richness rather than confusion. This is history at its best.-Carol Harrison, Church Time

Author : Francois Decret
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227903087

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Early Christianity in North Africa by Francois Decret Pdf

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 churchbecame known for its martyrs. Later, the North African church became further established and unified through the regular councils of its bishops. Finally, the church gained a reputation for its outstanding leaders - Tertullian of Carthage (c. 140-220), Cyprian of Carthage (195-258), and Augustine of Hippo (354-430) - African leaders who continued to be celebrated and remembered today.

Author : David E. Wilhite
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135121419

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Ancient African Christianity by David E. Wilhite Pdf

Christianity spread across North Africa early, and it remained there as a powerful force much longer than anticipated. While this African form of Christianity largely shared the Latin language and Roman culture of the wider empire, it also represented a unique tradition that was shaped by its context. Ancient African Christianity attempts to tell the story of Christianity in Africa from its inception to its eventual disappearance. Well-known writers such as Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine are studied in light of their African identity, and this tradition is explored in all its various expressions. This book is ideal for all students of African Christianity and also a key introduction for anyone wanting to know more about the history, religion, and philosophy of these early influential Christians whose impact has extended far beyond the African landscape.

Author : Brent D. Shaw
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018258827

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Rulers, Nomads, and Christians in Roman North Africa by Brent D. Shaw Pdf

Here is a brand new picture word book illustrated by Val Biro for childrenwho are just learning (or starting out) to read and write. Over 500 words whichchildren encounter are listed in alphabetical order. Each word is accompanied bya phrase to show usage and by a lively illustration to express meaning. Aspecial picture section at the back on numbers, colours, festivals, fairytalecharacters, will help children with their own writing at school, and an extendedword list will help them with spelling. A first book of words for children toenjoy!

Author : Éric Rebillard
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801465550

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Christians and Their Many Identities in Late Antiquity, North Africa, 200-450 CE by Éric Rebillard Pdf

For too long, the study of religious life in Late Antiquity has relied on the premise that Jews, pagans, and Christians were largely discrete groups divided by clear markers of belief, ritual, and social practice. More recently, however, a growing body of scholarship is revealing the degree to which identities in the late Roman world were fluid, blurred by ethnic, social, and gender differences. Christianness, for example, was only one of a plurality of identities available to Christians in this period. In Christians and Their Many Identities in Late Antiquity, North Africa, 200–450 CE, Éric Rebillard explores how Christians in North Africa between the age of Tertullian and the age of Augustine were selective in identifying as Christian, giving salience to their religious identity only intermittently. By shifting the focus from groups to individuals, Rebillard more broadly questions the existence of bounded, stable, and homogeneous groups based on Christianness. In emphasizing that the intermittency of Christianness is structurally consistent in the everyday life of Christians from the end of the second to the middle of the fifth century, this book opens a whole range of new questions for the understanding of a crucial period in the history of Christianity.

Author : Leslie Dossey
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520254398

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Peasant and Empire in Christian North Africa by Leslie Dossey Pdf

This remarkable history foregrounds the most marginal sector of the Roman population, the provincial peasantry, to paint a fascinating new picture of peasant society. Making use of detailed archaeological and textual evidence, Leslie Dossey examines the peasantry in relation to the upper classes in Christian North Africa, tracing that region's social and cultural history from the Punic times to the eve of the Islamic conquest. She demonstrates that during the period when Christianity was spreading to both city and countryside in North Africa, a convergence of economic interests narrowed the gap between the rustici and the urbani, creating a consumer revolution of sorts among the peasants. This book's postcolonial perspective points to the empowerment of the North African peasants and gives voice to lower social classes across the Roman world.

Author : Matthew Alan Gaumer
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004312647

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Augustine’s Cyprian by Matthew Alan Gaumer Pdf

Augustine’s Cyprian retraces the demise of Donatist Christianity in ancient North Africa. Set during the Roman Empire’s collapse, this work accounts how Augustine of Hippo initiated one of the most prolific re-appropriations of authority in ancient Christianity: Cyprian of Carthage.

Author : Elias Kifon Bongmba
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134505845

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Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa by Elias Kifon Bongmba Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa offers a multi-disciplinary analysis of the Christian tradition across the African continent and throughout a long historical span. The volume offers historical and thematic essays tracing the introduction of Christianity in Africa, as well as its growth, developments, and effects, including the lived experience of African Christians. Individual chapters address the themes of Christianity and gender, the development of African-initiated churches, the growth of Pentecostalism, and the influence of Christianity on issues of sexuality, music, and public health. This comprehensive volume will serve as a valuable overview and reference work for students and researchers worldwide.

Author : Kenneth R. Ross,Mariz Tadros,Todd M. Johnson
Publisher : Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Africa, North
ISBN : 1474428053

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Christianity in North Africa and West Asia by Kenneth R. Ross,Mariz Tadros,Todd M. Johnson Pdf

This comprehensive reference volume covers every country in North Africa and West Asia, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends.

Author : Charles Kannengiesser,Pamela Bright,Wilhelm H. Wuellner
Publisher : Center for Hermeneutical Studies in Hellenistic a Ulture
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038574344

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A Conflict of Christian Hermeneutics in Roman Africa by Charles Kannengiesser,Pamela Bright,Wilhelm H. Wuellner Pdf

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830837052

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How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

Thomas C. Oden surveys the decisive role of African Christians and theologians in shaping the doctrines and practices of the church of the first five centuries, and makes an impassioned plea for the rediscovery of that heritage. Christians throughout the world will benefit from this reclaiming of an important heritage.

Author : Robin Whelan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520401433

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Being Christian in Vandal Africa by Robin Whelan Pdf

Being Christian in Vandal Africa investigates conflicts over Christian orthodoxy in the Vandal kingdom, the successor to Roman rule in North Africa, ca. 439 to 533 c.e. Exploiting neglected texts, author Robin Whelan exposes a sophisticated culture of disputation between Nicene ("Catholic") and Homoian ("Arian") Christians and explores their rival claims to political and religious legitimacy. These contests--sometimes violent--are key to understanding the wider and much-debated issues of identity and state formation in the post-imperial West.

Author : Steven Pass
Publisher : Digital on Demand
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781868044986

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Christianity in Eurafrica by Steven Pass Pdf

Christianity in Eurafrica is an impressive book, meticulously researched and well written by a professional scholar. The first chapter includes some valuable historiographical guidelines for writing and understanding the History of the Church. In its first part, the book traces the history of the Church in the Middle East and Europe, explaining the roots of theological diversity to this day. In the second part, the author narrates how the Faith moved south, took root in African soil and grew independently. Many pictures and illustrations serve to further enliven the account. Steven Paas, taught Theology in Malawi for many years. He writes from a deep knowledge of and love for the Lord’s Church, especially in Africa and Europe. This textbook on the history of Christianity in two continents fits with the curricula of institutions of theological training in Africa and the West. The content is especially aimed at students who prepare for the ministry and for Christian education. The book is, however, also invaluable for all scholars of the History of Christianity.