Retrieving history: memory and identity formation in the early church

Map -- Time line -- Invitation to the past -- Ancient historical writing and the rise of historical literary forms -- History as apologetic: harnessing a usable past -- Martyrology: remembering the martyrs' noble example -- Hagiography: martyrdom as discipleship in early Christian biographies -...

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Main Author: Laing, Stefana Dan 1971- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan Baker Academic [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Evangelical ressourcement: ancient sources for the church's future
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Philosophy of history / Remembrance / Religious identity / Church
Further subjects:B Church History Authorship
B Church History Historiography
B Identification (religion)
B Identity (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity
B Memory Religious aspects Christianity
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Summary:Map -- Time line -- Invitation to the past -- Ancient historical writing and the rise of historical literary forms -- History as apologetic: harnessing a usable past -- Martyrology: remembering the martyrs' noble example -- Hagiography: martyrdom as discipleship in early Christian biographies -- Ecclesiastical history: the story of the church -- Conclusions and trajectories
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209) and index
ISBN:080109643X