Rankin, David  1952- <br/><br/>
Tertullian and the church /  [print] 
by David Rankin. 
 - New York, New York :  Cambridge University Press,  (c)1995. 
 - xvii, 229 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/> Historical Questions --  Tertullian's doctrine of the church --  Tertullian's doctrine of ministry and office --  General conclusions. 
<br/><br/> Was Tertullian of Carthage a schismatic? How did he view the church and its bishops? In this study David Rankin sets the writings of Tertullian in the context of the early third-century church and its developments, and discusses Tertullian's own theology of the church, his imagery and his perception of church office and ministry. Tertullian's contribution to the development of the church has often been misunderstood, and this thorough exploration provides a timely reassessment of its nature and importance. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521480673 9780521044004 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>94024375 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB9578415  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Tertullian.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church--Authority--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.<br/>Montanism.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Christianity  Doctrines  History 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR1720.R211.T478 1995 BT91