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TitleChristianity in Roman Africa : The Development of its practices and beliefs / J. Patout Burns, Jr. & Robin M. Jensen ; in collaboration with Graeme W. Clarke, Susan T. Stevens, William Tabbernee, Maureen A. Tilley.
AuthorBurns, J. Patout. / Jensen, Robin M.
Call No276.101 BUR
CollectionNon Fiction
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International Standard Book Number 9780802869319
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 276.101 BUR
Personal Name Burns, J. Patout.
Title Statement Christianity in Roman Africa : The Development of its practices and beliefs / J. Patout Burns, Jr. & Robin M. Jensen ; in collaboration with Graeme W. Clarke, Susan T. Stevens, William Tabbernee, Maureen A. Tilley.
Imprint Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2014.
Physical Description 670p.
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Summary, Etc. "Using a combination of literary and archeological evidence, this in-depth, illustrated book documents the development of Christian practices and doctrine in Roman Africa--contemporary Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco--from the second century through the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Robin Jensen and Patout Burns, in collaboration with Graeme W. Clarke, Susan T. Stevens, William Tabbernee, and Maureen A. Tilley, skillfully reconstruct the rituals and practices of Christians in the ancient buildings and spaces where those practices were performed. Numerous site drawings and color photographs of the archeological remains illuminate the discussions. This work provides valuable new insights into the church fathers Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine. Most significantly, it offers a rich, unprecedented look at early Christian life in Roman Africa, including the development of key rituals and practices such as baptism and eucharist, the election and ordination of leaders, marriage, and burial. In exploring these, Christianity in Roman Africa shows how the early African Christians consistently fought to preserve the holiness of the church amid change and challenge."--Publisher's Web site.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term CHURCH HISTORY - PRIMITIVE & EARLY CHURCH ca.30-600.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term AFRICA - CHURCH HISTORY.
Added Entry, Personal Name Jensen, Robin M.