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020 _a083082698X (hardcover : alk. paper)
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100 1 _aGuy, Laurie.
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245 1 0 _aIntroducing early Christianity :
_ba topical survey of its life, beliefs, and practices /
_cLaurie Guy.
260 _aDowners Grove, Ill. :
_bInterVarsity Press,
_cc2004.
300 _a310 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 _aIf 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.
650 0 _aChurch history
_yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
_939843
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004008466.html
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