The Calendar: Sanctification of Time

The roots of the western calendar reflect both Christianity's links with the societies of the ancient Mediterranean word and its own specific theology and early history. The development of the calendar, the author shows, reveals a similar inter of pre-Christian and Christfan elements, as the Ch...

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Main Author: Chadwick, Henry 1920-2008 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2001
In: Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2001, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-107
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Summary:The roots of the western calendar reflect both Christianity's links with the societies of the ancient Mediterranean word and its own specific theology and early history. The development of the calendar, the author shows, reveals a similar inter of pre-Christian and Christfan elements, as the Church sought not just to order but to sanctify human time.
ISSN:1752-4989
Contains:Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002114000106600201