Early Christianity in North Africa
Geographical and historical background -- Origins of the African church -- Tertullian : the "master" -- Mid-third-century persecution and crisis in Africa -- Cyprian, the "pope" of Carthage -- Organization and life of the third-century African churches -- The Donatist schism and...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Oregon
Cascade Books
[2009]
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | Early Christianity in North Africa by François Decret, James Clarke, 2011 (ISBN 978-1-55635-692-6), 240 pp., pb £18.25 (2013) (Zecher, Jonathan L.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
North Africa
/ Church history studies 180-705
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| Further subjects: | B
Tertullian (approximately 160-approximately 230)
B Augustine B Cyprian B Africa, North Church history B Africa B Cyprian Saint, Bishop of Carthage B Tertullian B North Africa B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430) B Christianity B History B Africa, North History To 647 B Annaba B Church history ; Primitive and early church B Church History B Christianity (Africa, North) B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Summary: | Geographical and historical background -- Origins of the African church -- Tertullian : the "master" -- Mid-third-century persecution and crisis in Africa -- Cyprian, the "pope" of Carthage -- Organization and life of the third-century African churches -- The Donatist schism and the division of African Christianity -- The diverse African religious landscape in late antiquity -- Augustine of Hippo and the glory of the "great church" -- The final stages of the African church : from the Vandal invasion to the Arab Maghreb. "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 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."--Publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222) and index französisches Original u.d.T.: Le christianisme en Afrique du Nord ancienne, Paris 1996; Rezension (Review): Augustinian Studies 40 (2009) 303f. (M.J. Boone) |
| ISBN: | 1498210988 |