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003			OCoLC
005			20240726073646.0
008			131210s2014 miuaf b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780802869319
035			_a(OCoLC)828889008
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050	0	4	_aBR190.J54.C475 2014
050	0	4	_aBR190
245	0	0	_aChristianity in Roman Africa : _bthe development of its practices and beliefs / _cJ. Patout Burns, Jr. and Robin M. Jensen ; in collaboration with Graeme W. Clarke, Susan T. Stevens, William Tabbernee, Maureen A. Tilley. _hPR
260			_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bWilliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, _c(c)2014.
300			_aliii, 670 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_a2
505	0	0	_aChristianity in North Africa to Diocletian -- _tThe Christian imperial period : Diocletian to the Vandals -- _tFifth-century conflicts : Vandal Arians and African Nicenes -- _tSurvey of the archeological evidence for Christian practice -- _tBecoming a Christian : the ritual of baptism -- _tLiving in peace : the celebration of word and eucharist -- _tKeeping the church pure : excluding and readmitting sinners -- _tLeadership : the clergy and the sacrament of orders -- _tForms of Christian life : marriage, virginity, and widowhood -- _tThe ending of Christian life : death and burial -- _tHonoring the victorious heroes : the cult of the martyrs -- _tPious practices of Christian living -- _tThe church and its holiness.
520	0		_a"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.
530			_a2
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
650		4	_aAfrica - Church history.
650		4	_aChurch history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
700	1		_aBurns, J. Patout.
700	1		_aJensen, Robin Margaret,
700	1		_d1952-
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell