Author: Walter Frederic AdeneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
From Christ to Constantine. Christianity in the First Three Centuries
Author: Walter Frederic AdeneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
From Christ to Constantine, Christianity in the First Three Centuries
Author: Walter Frederic AdeneyPublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230433929
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V. CHRISTIAN LIFE IN THE FIRST THREE CENTURIES. The Catechnmenate--Training of catechumens--Possible revival of the system--Baptism--Agape--Christian worship in the second century--More elaborate worship of the third century--Fasts and festivals--Sunday--Christian morals--The family--Luxury--The Church and the world--The army--Theatre, circus, and amphitheatre--The clergy--Slavery--The catacombs. 1. The Catechnmenate.--In apostolic times admission to the Christian brotherhood was given in the freest possible manner, and without any delay, to all applicants who were believed to make a genuine confession of faith in Christ. Every convert was required to pass through the one straight gate; but none were made to linger on the threshold, or to wait in a vestibule of novitiates, before enjoying full membership. Baptism followed immediately upon an acceptance of the gospel, even in the case of a person who heard it for the first time; and directly be was baptized, every new Christian was welcomed at the Lord's table and permitted to share in all the privileges of the Church. There was no inner circle of the initiated like that associated with the Greek mysteries. Every believer in Christ was free to penetrate as far into the divine mysteries of the kingdom of heaven as his own spiritual powers would carry him. But in course of time a great change came over the method of admission into the Church. The city of God, which had stood, like the New Jerusalem of the Apocalypse, with its gates open day and night, ready to give a hospitable reception to every stray wayfarer who might seek its shelter, hecame a citadel jealously guarded against the intrusion of spies and treacherous enemies. Baptism was separated by a long interval from the first...
From Christ to Constantine
Author: Walter Frederic AdeneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Christianity in Ancient Rome
Author: Bernard GreenPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0567032507
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
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The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries
Author: Adolf von HarnackPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries
Author: Adolf von HarnackPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
From Christ to Constantine [microform]; Christianity in the First Three Centuries
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Author: Walter F (Walter Frederic) AdeneyPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014377371
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
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From Christ to Constantine;
Author: James MackinnonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
From Christ to Constantine
Author: A. Kenneth CurtisPublisher: Christian History Inst
ISBN: 9781563642005
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The first three centuries were decisive for Christianity with the very existence of the Church threatened as opponents tried to wipe it out. The Church not only survived but became a foundational, shaping influence for modern Western civilization. How did the fledgling Church overcome the opposition of the Roman empire - the mightiest empire the ancient world had ever known? This book, based on the television story of the same title, provides an introduction to the layperson wanting to know more about the Early Church & the world into which it brought the startling new message of Jesus Christ. Carsten Peter Thiede is a board member of the German Institute for Education & Knowledge & has written six books. A. Kenneth Curtis, Ph.D., is president of Christian History Institute & senior editor of Christian History Magazine.
The Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries, 2 Volumes
Author: Adolf HarnackPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1579100023
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
How did Christianity come to win official recognition from the state in A.D. 325? Why then? Why not until then? Harnack outlines answers to these questions and analysis the causes and courses of this transition. A standard work on the early expansion of the church by one of the greatest students of early Christianity in the last 200 years.