On Rebaptism: Social Organization in the Third Century Church
The dispute between Cyprian in Carthage and Stephen in Rome over the rebaptism of converts from schismatic communities should be understood as a consequence of the particular and different problems which each church faced after Decius' edict requiring participation in the Roman cult. A social a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
1993
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 1993, Volume: 1, Issue: 4, Pages: 367-403 |
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| Summary: | The dispute between Cyprian in Carthage and Stephen in Rome over the rebaptism of converts from schismatic communities should be understood as a consequence of the particular and different problems which each church faced after Decius' edict requiring participation in the Roman cult. A social analysis shows that in each case, the ritual of reconciliation of the lapsed was central to defining and controlling the church's boundary. Cyprian focused on the unity of the church in one communion while Stephen upheld the authority of a single bishop over the baptized. In defending the prerogative of his church, the African refused to acknowledge the efficacy of baptism performed in schism and the Roman insisted upon its validity. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.0.0103 |