Faith And Practice In The Early Church

Author : Steve McKinion
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814756492

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Life and Practice in the Early Church by Steve McKinion Pdf

A collection of primary texts revealing how early Christians practiced their faith Life and Practice in the Early Church brings together a range of primary texts from the church's first five centuries to demonstrate how early Christians practiced their faith. Rather than focusing on theology, these original documents shed light on how early believers "did church," addressing such practical questions as, how did the church administer baptism? How were sermons delivered? How did the early church carry out its missions endeavors? Early Christian writings reveal a great deal about the tradition, as well as the wider culture in which it developed. Far from being monolithic, the documents which present the voices of the early church fathers in their own words demonstrate variation and diversity regarding how faith was worked out during the patristic period. The texts illuminate who was eligible for baptism, what was expected of worshippers, how the Eucharist was celebrated, and how church offices and their functions were organized. Contextual introductions explain practices and their development for those with little prior knowledge of Christian history or tradition. The pieces included here, all in accessible English translation, represent such sources as Justin Martyr, Tertullian, the Cappadocians, Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, and Augustine.

Author : Carl A. Volz
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015001741506

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Faith and Practice in the Early Church by Carl A. Volz Pdf

Author : Stuart G. Hall
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610970518

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Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church, 2nd Edition by Stuart G. Hall Pdf

A new edition of this well-respected work. "Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church" is clearly written and carefully organized with cross-references throughout to its two companion volumes, "A New Eusebius and Creeds" and "Councils and Controversies" (revised editions SPCK 1987 and 1989). It is well established as the standard introduction to the subject for student and general reader alike. The second edition makes the text easier to understand in the light of widespread use; provides a fuller and updated bibliography; and brings thinking up to date on a number of topics including house churches, Athanasius, Gnostics, Hippolytus, Constantine, the Creed of Constantinople, and the Monophysites.

Author : Gerald L. Sittser
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493419982

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Resilient Faith by Gerald L. Sittser Pdf

In our Western, post-Christendom society, much of Christianity's cultural power, privilege, and influence has eroded. But all is not lost, says bestselling author Gerald Sittser. Although the church is concerned and sobered by this cultural shift, it is also curious and teachable. Sittser shows how the early church offers wisdom for responding creatively to the West's increasing secularization. The early Christian movement was surprisingly influential and successful in the Roman world, and so different from its two main rivals--traditional religion and Judaism--that Rome identified it as a "third way." Early Christians immersed themselves in the empire without significant accommodation to or isolation from the culture. They confessed Jesus as Lord and formed disciples accordingly, which helped the church grow in numbers and influence. Sittser explores how Christians today can learn from this third way and respond faithfully, creatively, and winsomely to a world that sees Christianity as largely obsolete. Each chapter introduces historical figures, ancient texts, practices, and institutions to explain and explore the third way of the Jesus movement, which, surprising everyone, changed the world.

Author : Everett Ferguson
Publisher : ACU Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780891128427

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Early Christians Speak, Vol. 1 3rd Ed. by Everett Ferguson Pdf

These studies in early church history cover various aspects of the church life of early Christians. They focus on the second century. What did the second century Christian leaders say about faith, baptism, infant baptism, worship services, the Lord's Supper, prayer, singing, church organization, mercy and the role of women? New Testament texts bearing on the topic are listed at the beginning of each chapter. We are talking about the same community of people, the same church, as existed in the New Testament. Such writings have an important bearing on the interpretation of the Scriptures.

Author : Paul F. Bradshaw
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814624294

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Early Christian Worship by Paul F. Bradshaw Pdf

For those interested in knowing more about the foundations of their own worship, Paul F. Bradshaw provides in Early Christian Worship a sound introduction to worship in the first four centuries of the Church.

Author : Mark Husbands,Jeffrey P. Greenman
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830861231

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Ancient Faith for the Church's Future by Mark Husbands,Jeffrey P. Greenman Pdf

Mark Husbands and Jeffrey P. Greenman bring together select essays from the 2007 Wheaton Theology Conference, Ancient Faith for the Church's Future demonstrates the vitality and significance of the early church for contemporary Christian witness and practice. These fourteen essays provide for a significant evangelical ressourcement by considering the importance of the thought and practice of the patristic church especially for our (1) interpreting Scripture, (2) engaging in missional witness through hospitality, social justice and evangelism, (3) renewing our worship and prayer, (4) grasping afresh our salvation through Jesus Christ, and (5) authentically engaging our surrounding culture. Fresh and forward-looking, this book leads the way toward a deeply rooted church that points beyond contemporary evangelical accommodation to civil religion, privatism and enlightenment methodologies toward its true vocation to bear vital witness to God's present and coming kingdom. Contributors include Christopher A. Hall Brian E. Daley, S.J. D. H. Williams Michael Graves Peter J. Leithart Nicholas Perrin Christine Pohl George Kalantzis Alan Kreider John Witvliet Paul I. Kim D. Stephen Long Jason Byassee

Author : Robert E. Winn
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781683072416

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Christianity in the Roman Empire by Robert E. Winn Pdf

Christianity in the Roman Empire is a topical and biographical introduction to Christianity before Constantine. While its focus is the historical development of the proto-orthodox community, Robert Winn aims to bridge the gap between contemporary Christians and those who lived in the Roman Empire. To do this, his chapters discuss particular topics such as prayer, biblical interpretation, worship, and persecution, as well as prominent and controversial individuals such as Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, Melito of Sardis, and Tertullian. Part One addresses the world of the apostolic fathers, Part Two addresses hostility to Christianity and the response of Christians to this antagonism, and Part Three addresses doctrinal and communal issues of the third century. The book will pique readers’ interest and provide them with a deeper appreciation for the religious identity of early Christians in the Roman Empire: what they believed and how they lived. Part One: Christianity in the Year 100 1. Christians, Jews, and Romans in the First Century 2. New Way of Life: Didache and the Epistle of Barnabas 3. Clement of Rome and the Church of Corinth 4. Ignatius of Antioch and True Christianity 5. Worship and Church Order in the Year 100 Part Two: Christianity in a Hostile World (100–250) 6. Celsus, a Critic of Christianity 7. Justin Martyr, a Defender of Christianity 8. The Persecution of Christians 9. The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity 10. Cyprian of Carthage and the Unity of the Church Part Three: Faith and Practice in the Third Century 11. Reading the Bible with Early Christians 12. Irenaeus of Lyons and True Christianity 13. Tertullian of Carthage and True Christianity 14. Prayer and the Spiritual Life of Early Christians 15. Eusebius of Caesarea: After Two Hundred Years

Author : D. H. Williams
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801027130

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Evangelicals and Tradition by D. H. Williams Pdf

Helps church leaders recover ancient understandings of Christian belief and practice from the early church fathers and apply them to ministry in the twenty-first century.

Author : Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467421065

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Making Wise the Simple by Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos Pdf

Too long restricted to children's storybooks and cinematic extravaganzas, the Torah -- comprising the first five books of the Bible -- is an underappreciated mother lode of divine instruction, vitally important for Christians and the church. Convinced that both those who take the Torah too literally and those who neglect it are guilty of a naïve simplicity, Johanna van Wijk-Bos presents guidelines to help ordinary Christians recover this treasure in their faith and practice. Having lived in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation, van Wijk-Bos recognizes that after the attempted annihilation of the Jews from Christian Europe, it cannot be business as usual for Christianity. In light of the Holocaust, Christians must commit themselves to the restoration of just relations between Christians and Jews. This commitment to address all that fractures human relations undergirds van Wijk-Bos's call for Christians to reengage the Torah. Making Wise the Simple points out how God's care for and engagement with the whole world in the Torah set the tone for the entire biblical story. The book pays special attention to how our treatment of strangers lies at the heart of the Torah's teaching. Without attempting a purely Jewish reading of the Torah, van Wijk-Bos reclaims the Torah as a vibrant word for the Christian community in covenant with God. Written in a personal style conversant with current scholarship but sprinkled with anecdotes, this book is for everyone who has a hunger and enthusiasm for what the biblical text may convey, the courage to ask disturbing questions of the text, and an openness to old words that may bring forth new things, perhaps even making one wise.

Author : Bryan M. Litfin
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493404780

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Getting to Know the Church Fathers by Bryan M. Litfin Pdf

A Trusted Introduction to the Church Fathers This concise introduction to the church fathers connects evangelical students and readers to twelve key figures from the early church. Bryan Litfin engages readers with actual people, not just abstract doctrines or impersonal events, to help them understand the fathers as spiritual ancestors in the faith. The first edition has been well received and widely used. This updated and revised edition adds chapters on Ephrem of Syria and Patrick of Ireland. The book requires no previous knowledge of the patristic period and includes original, easy-to-read translations that give a brief taste of each writer's thought.

Author : Marcia Ford
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805440768

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Traditions of the Ancients by Marcia Ford Pdf

Filled with candidly informative looks at practices of the early Christian church, this book reveals that the growing desire for a deeper faith experience is being met in the study and application of ancient worship practices.

Author : Oskar Skarsaune
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830828449

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In the Shadow of the Temple by Oskar Skarsaune Pdf

Oskar Skarsaune gives us a new look into the development of the early church and its practice by showing us the evidence of interaction between the early Christians and rabbinic Judaism. He offers numerous fascinating episodes and glimpses into this untold story.

Author : Carol Harrison
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191664021

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The Art of Listening in the Early Church by Carol Harrison Pdf

How did people think about listening in the ancient world, and what evidence do we have of it in practice? The Christian faith came to the illiterate majority in the early Church through their ears. This proved problematic: the senses and the body had long been held in suspicion as all too temporal, mutable and distracting. Carol Harrison argues that despite profound ambivalence on these matters, in practice, the senses, and in particular the sense of hearing, were ultimately regarded as necessary - indeed salvific -constraints for fallen human beings. By examining early catechesis, preaching and prayer, she demonstrates that what illiterate early Christians heard both formed their minds and souls and, above all, enabled them to become 'literate' listeners; able not only to grasp the rule of faith but also tacitly to follow the infinite variations on it which were played out in early Christian teaching, exegesis and worship. It becomes clear that listening to the faith was less a matter of rationally appropriating facts and more an art which needed to be constantly practiced: for what was heard could not be definitively fixed and pinned down, but was ultimately the Word of the unknowable, transcendent God. This word demanded of early Christian listeners a response - to attend to its echoes, recollect and represent it, stretch out towards it source, and in the process, be transformed by it.

Author : Stuart George Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X002047569

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Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church by Stuart George Hall Pdf

The early Church faced many questions, not least concerning Jesus himself. Who was he? What did he achieve? What was his relationship to God? Many answers have been offered. This title examines these issues and hopes to tell us of the evolution of the Church.