TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ferguson,Everett
TI  - Church, ministry, and organization in the early church era
AV  - BV663 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - New York
PB  - Garland Pub.
KW  - Clergy
KW  - Office
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Church polity
KW  - History
N1  - Articles, including one in French, originally published 1918-1983; 1; Conceptions of the church in early times; A.J. Mason --; La theologie du ministere dans l'Eglise ancienne; Willy Rordorf --; The image of the priest according to the three hierarchs; Lewis J. Patsavos --; Episcopal elections in Cyprian : clerical and lay participation; Patrick Granfield --; The charismatic intellectual : Origen's understanding of religious leadership; Joseph W. Trigg --; Ancient ordination prayers; Pierre-Marie Gy --; Laying on of hands : its significance in ordination; Everett Ferguson --; The dissemination of St. Augustine's doctrine of holy orders during the later patristic age; H.E.J. Cowdrey --; Irenaeus of Lugdunum and the apostolic succession; Einar Molland --; The authority of the ancient councils and the tradition of the Fathers; Georges Florovsky --; The procedure of St. Cyprian's synods; Philip R. Amidon --; Deacons, deaconesses and the minor orders in the patristic period; J.G. Davies --; The pre-Cyprianic doctrine of the priesthood of all Christians; James Leo Garrett, Jr. --; The role of the layman in the ancient church; George Huntston Williams --; The Roman primacy in the second century and the problem of the development of dogma; James F; 2
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