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The Reception of Paul and Early Christian Initiation

Author : Benjamin A. Edsall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108471312

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The Reception of Paul and Early Christian Initiation by Benjamin A. Edsall Pdf

Situates Pauline analysis within the context of early Christian institutions. Examines the hermeneutics of reception-historical studies.

Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation

Author : Alex Fogleman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781009377423

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Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation by Alex Fogleman Pdf

Presents a new history of the rise and development of catechesis in Latin Patristic Christianity that foregrounds core questions of knowledge, faith, and teaching. This book focuses on the critical relationship between teaching and epistemology

The Reception of Baptized Christians

Author : Dale J. Sieverding
Publisher : LiturgyTrainingPublications
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1568541759

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The Reception of Baptized Christians by Dale J. Sieverding Pdf

The Forum Essays series is a cooperative effort of The North American Forum on the Catechumenate and Liturgy Training Publications. The purpose of the series is to provide a forum for exploring issues emerging from the implementation of the order of Christian initiation. They are a great resource for anyone involved in initiation ministry, and especially for pastors and RCIA directors.

Q&A on the RCIA

Author : Paul Turner
Publisher : LiturgyTrainingPublications
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Catechetics
ISBN : 9781616714475

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Q&A on the RCIA by Paul Turner Pdf

Resource Publications published this book in 2000 as part of their "ML Answers The 101 Most-Asked Questions" series. In this resource, Fr. Turner briefly and pastorally answers the most frequently asked questions he (and others) receives from RCIA coordinators, team members, and pastors, etc. It is designed as a quick reference for initiation ministers to give a general overview to parts of the process. Divided according to each period of the RCIA, Turner provides solid answers that reference the ritual.

The Rise of the Early Christian Intellectual

Author : Lewis Ayres,H. Clifton Ward
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110608007

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The Rise of the Early Christian Intellectual by Lewis Ayres,H. Clifton Ward Pdf

The study of the growth of early Christian intellectual life is of perennial interest to scholars. This volume advances discussion by exploring ways in which Christian writers in the second century did not so much draw on Hellenistic intellectual traditions and models, as they were inevitably embedded in those traditions. The volume contains papers from a seminar in Rome in 2016 that explored the nature and activity of the emergent Christian intellectual between the late first century and the early third century. The papers show that Hellenistic scholarly cultures were the milieu within which Christian modes of thinking developed. At the same time the essays show how Christian thinkers made use of the cultures of which they were part in distinctive ways, adapting existing traditions because of Christian beliefs and needs. The figures studied include Papias from the early part of the second-century, Tatian, Irenaeus, and Clement of Alexandria from the later second century. One paper on Eusebius of Caesarea explores the Christian adaptation of Hellenistic scholarly methods of commentary. Christian figures are studied in the light of debates within Classics and Jewish studies.

Ages of Initiation

Author : Paul Turner
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814627110

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Opinions abound about the appropriate age of candidates for the sacraments of initiation and the sequence of their reception. Ages of Initiation makes accessible in a CD-ROM format those texts from New Testament times to the present that document and comment on the reception of these sacraments. It also tracks the circumstances which caused patterns of tradition to form and shift. Ages of Initiation enlightens those who form sacramental policies as well as those who live by them. Catechumens, who range in age from schoolchildren to seniors, celebrate baptism, then confirmation, and then Eucharist in the same ceremony. But children born of Catholic parents may be baptized as infants and celebrate confirmation and Eucharist in different ceremonies over a period of eighteen years or more; in many cases their confirmation follows the first reception of Communion. Still, the Church today calls these three rites "sacraments of initiation." The Ages of Initiation CD-ROM divides the twenty centuries of Christianity into twelve sections. Each section is subdivided into units which pair introductory material with a collection of citations, and then concludes with a bulleted summary. Those who wish to consult original references will find direction in the bibliography. An accompanying booklet provides a summary of the information contained on the CD-ROM version of Ages of Initiation. Convenient cross-references in the book direct you to the exact area on the CD for more information. Contents include "The New Testament Church (1-100)," "Emerging Ritual Patterns (101-300)," "The Golden Age (301-500)," "Liturgical Development (501-700)," "The Era of Charlemagne (701-828)," "Regulating Initiation (892-964)," "Pastoral Concerns (965-1214)," "The Age of Discretion (1215-1519)," "Reformation (1520-1592)," "The Ritualization of First Communion (1593-1773)," "Sequence (1774-1909)," "The Diversification of Tradition (1910-2000)," and "Conclusions."

Q&A on the RCIA

Author : Paul Turner
Publisher : Liturgy Training Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781618333087

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Q&A on the RCIA by Paul Turner Pdf

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is an essential element in the life of every parish; when implemented well, the process transforms a parish community while forming new disciples. Q&A on the RCIA: A Guide to Understanding Christian Initiation is an easy-to-use resource that will assist RCIA teams, catechists, liturgists, priests, and deacons as they navigate the initiation process. Pastorally and succinctly, this resource answers many frequently asked questions about the process of Christian initiation and its rites. This book: - provides a quick reference for any member of the RCIA team and parish staff - is divided by the four periods of the catechumenate process for easy reference - contains over 100 of the most frequently asked questions - gives practical guidance and wisdom to help direct initiation ministers

On Becoming a Catholic: The Challenge of Christian Initiation

Author : Regis A. Duffy
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608996896

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On Becoming a Catholic: The Challenge of Christian Initiation by Regis A. Duffy Pdf

This handbook to the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), written by a renowned religious educator and theologian, invites converts, the clergy, and all those engaged in the catechumenal process to appreciate anew the richness of the Catholic faith. Regis Duffy articulates the requirements for becoming and remaining a full Christian committed to gospel values on every level of life to the building of the Kingdom of God. On Becoming a Catholic is a complete introduction to the essentials of the catechumenal process and clearly relates what the church teaches to its members. Duffy's exposition stresses: - The theology of the Cross as the root of all Christian conversion and formation, and its meaning for individual Christians and parish life - The Word of God as prophetic Word in parish, familial, and personal lives: learning to recognize the Lord in unexpected places of our lives and world, and nurture openness and responsiveness to the Word - How to live and act as one marked by the Cross and the Word of God: participating in a conversion process that profoundly changes our priorities, values, lifestyle, and -- most importantly -- our involvement in worship and sacraments - What it means to be a Christian community: discovering the meaning of the Liturgical Year and the Church's role as teacher - The value of Lenten observance, the meaning of Good Friday, and the centrality of the Easter event as basis for a practical theology of our redemptive need and God's enduring response - How honest Eucharistic participation embodies a renewed sense of personal commitment to Christ and sense of mission and ministry in the community.

Spiritual Direction As a Medical Art in Early Christian Monasticism

Author : JONATHAN L. ZECHER
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780198854135

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Spiritual Direction As a Medical Art in Early Christian Monasticism by JONATHAN L. ZECHER Pdf

What expectations did the women and men living in early monastic communities carry into relationships of obedience and advice? What did they hope to achieve through confession and discipline? To explore these questions, this study shows how several early Christian writers applied the logic, knowledge, and practices of Galenic medicine to develop their own practices of spiritual direction. Evagrius reads dream images as diagnostic indicators of the soul's state. John Cassian crafts a nosology of the soul using lists of passions while diagnosing the causes of wet dreams. Basil of Caesarea pits the spiritual director against the physician in a competition over diagnostic expertise. John Climacus crafts pathologies of passions through demonic family trees, while equipping his spiritual director with a physician's toolkit and imagining the monastic space as a vast clinic. These different appropriations of medical logic and metaphors not only show us the thought-world of late antique monasticism, but they would also have decisive consequences for generations of Christian subjects who would learn to see themselves as sick or well, patients or healers, within monastic communities.

Paul, Christian Textuality, and the Hermeneutics of Late Antiquity

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004680821

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Paul, Christian Textuality, and the Hermeneutics of Late Antiquity by Anonim Pdf

The essays in the present volume celebrate the work of Margaret M. Mitchell (University of Chicago) by engaging, extending, and challenging her ground-breaking research in three areas: (1) the letters of Paul the Apostle, both authentic and pseudepigraphic; (2) the emergence and rapid development of early Christian literary culture over the first few centuries of the cult’s existence; and (3) Late Antique interpretive practices and perspectives, particularly among patristic readers of the scriptures.

Paul Transformed

Author : Adela Yarbro Collins
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300268508

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Paul Transformed by Adela Yarbro Collins Pdf

A fascinating reception history of the theological, ethical, and social themes in the letters of Paul In the first decades after the death of Jesus, the letters of the apostle Paul were the chief written resource for Christian believers, as well as for those seeking to formulate Christian thought and practice. But in the years following Paul's death, the early church witnessed a proliferation of contested—and often opposing—interpretations of his writings, as teaching was passed down, debated, and codified. In this engaging study, Adela Yarbro Collins traces the reception history of major theological, ethical, and social topics in the letters of Paul from the days of his apostleship through the first centuries of Christianity. She explores the evolution of Paul’s cosmic eschatology, his understanding of the resurrected body, marriage and family ethics, the role of women in the early church, and his theology of suffering. Paying special attention to the ways these evolving interpretations provided frameworks for church governance, practice, and tradition, Collins illuminates the ways that Paul’s ideas were understood, challenged, and ultimately transformed by their earliest audiences.

The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers

Author : Michael F. Bird,Scott Harrower
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781108429535

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The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers by Michael F. Bird,Scott Harrower Pdf

A cutting edge introduction to a collection of early Christian writings that stem from a forgotten era in Christian history.

The Rites of Christian Initiation

Author : Maxwell E. Johnson
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814662748

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The Rites of Christian Initiation by Maxwell E. Johnson Pdf

Originally published in 1999, The Rites of Christian Initiation was haled for its clarity and comprehensiveness. Kalian McDonnell, OSB, called it the best overall treatment of Christian initiation available, and Paul Bradshaw predicted it would be the standard textbook on the subject for very many years to come." The current edition draws on new translations of early texts on baptism as well as recent scholarship on the early traditions in the East and West. It is sure to replace itself as the new standard reference on the rites of Christian initiation. Maxwell E. Johnson's expanded and revised text provides a more complete view of the history and interpretation of the rites in the Eastern Church, including two chapters that explore the pre-Nicene Eastern and Western traditions in detail. Revisiting the theology of baptism, this edition also provides more nuanced positions on the Eastern and Western traditions. Finally, recent liturgical developments in American Protestant churches, particularly Lutheran, as well as the ongoing development of the RCIA and confirmation practices of Catholics, made it necessary to revisit the place and meaning of these rites in the church today. Maxwell E. Johnson, PhD, is professor of liturgy at the University of Notre Dame and an ordained minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He has published in Worship and is the editor of and contributor to Living Water, Sealing Spirit: Readings on Christian Initiation (Liturgical Press, 1995) and the revised and expanded edition of E.C. Whitaker, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy (Liturgical Press and S.P.C.K., 2003), to which this study serves as a companion volume. "

The Evil Creator

Author : M. David Litwa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780197566435

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The Evil Creator by M. David Litwa Pdf

This book examines the origins of the evil creator idea chiefly in light of early Christian biblical interpretations. It is divided into two parts. In Part I, the focus is on the interpretations of Exodus and John. Firstly, ancient Egyptian assimilation of the Jewish god to the evil deity Seth-Typhon is studied to understand its reapplication by Phibionite and Sethian Christians to the Judeo-catholic creator. Secondly, the Christian reception of John 8:44 (understood to refer to the devil's father) is shown to implicate the Judeo-catholic creator in murdering Christ. Part II focuses on Marcionite Christian biblical interpretations. It begins with Marcionite interpretations of the creator's character in the Christian "Old Testament," analyzes 2 Corinthians 4:4 (in which "the god of this world" blinds people from Christ's glory), examines Christ's so-called destruction of the Law (Eph 2:15) and the Lawgiver, and shows how Christ finally succumbs to the "curse of the Law" inflicted by the creator (Gal 3:13). A concluding chapter shows how still today readers of the Christian Bible have concluded that the creator manifests an evil character.

Unfinished Christians

Author : Georgia Frank
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512823967

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Unfinished Christians by Georgia Frank Pdf

What can we know about the everyday experiences of Christians during the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries? How did non-elite men and women, enslaved, freed, and free persons, who did not renounce sex or choose voluntary poverty become Christian? They neither led a religious community nor did they live in entirely Christian settings. In this period, an age marked by "extraordinary" Christians--wonderworking saints, household ascetics, hermits, monks, nuns, pious aristocrats, pilgrims, and bishops--ordinary Christians went about their daily lives, in various occupations, raising families, sharing households, kitchens, and baths in religiously diverse cities. Occasionally they attended church liturgies, sought out local healers, and visited martyrs' shrines. Barely and rarely mentioned in ancient texts, common Christians remain nameless and undifferentiated. Unfinished Christians explores the sensory and affective dimensions of ordinary Christians who assembled for rituals. With precious few first-person accounts by common Christians, it relies on written sources not typically associated with lived religion: sermons, liturgical instruction books, and festal hymns. All three genres of writing are composed by clergy for use in ritual settings. Yet they may also provide glimpses of everyday Christians' lives and experiences. This book investigates the habits, objects, behaviors, and movements of ordinary Christians by mining festal preaching by John Chrysostom, Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory of Nyssa, and Romanos the Melodist, among others. It also mines liturgical instructions to explore the psalms and other songs performed on various feast days. "Unfinished," then, connotes the creativity and agency of unremarkable Christians who engaged in making religious experiences: the "Christian-in-progress" who learns to work with material and bring something into being; the artisans who attended sermons; and, more widely, the bearers of embodied knowing.