Early Christianity in North Africa
by Francois Decret
Paperback (No longer our product)
(June 2011)
ISBN: 9780227173565
5.98 x 9.02 inches
Price: $35.00
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A thorough and scholarly study of the early history of the Christian Church in North Africa, newly translated into English.
Martyrs, exegetes, catechumens, and councils enlarge this study of North African Christianity, a region often reduced to its dominant patristic personalities. Smither provides English readers a quality translation of an important book that captures the unique spirit of an invaluable chapter of church history. Along with the churches located in large Greek cities of the East, the church of Carthage was particularly significant in the early centuries of Christian history. Initially, the Carthaginian churchbecame known for its martyrs. Later, the North African church became further established and unified through the regular councils of its bishops. Finally, the church gained a reputation for its outstanding leaders – Tertullian of Carthage (c. 140-220), Cyprian of Carthage (195-258), and Augustine of Hippo (354-430) – African leaders who continued to be celebrated and remembered today.
- By (author) Francois Decret
'...one could offer this book to undergraduates as a helpful introduction to a world with which they may be totally unfamiliar. Its compendious vision, its readability, make it excellent in this regard...' Jonathan Zecher, Reviews in Religion and Theology, volume 20, Issue 1, 2013
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