a topical survey of its life, beliefs, and practices Guy, Laurie. creator text bibliography ilu Downers Grove, Ill InterVarsity Press c2004 2004 monographic eng

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310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. If Paul could see us now : four centuries of dramatic change -- Second-generation Christianity : the churches of the Apostolic Fathers -- Suffering and dying for God : persecution and martyrdom -- Getting organized : ministry and structure -- Getting recognized : Emperor Constantine's revolution -- Radical discipleship : asceticism and monasticism -- Women in the early church : liberated or confined? -- The emerging shape of worship : Eucharist and liturgy -- Getting in and staying in : baptism and penance -- Exploring the paths : the development of early Christian doctrine -- Mapping the mind of the church : orthodoxy defined. Laurie Guy. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 BR165 .G89 2004 270.1 083082698X (hardcover : alk. paper) 2004008466 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004008466.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004008466.html DLC 040409 20161113020007.0 13553562