Early Christianity in North Africa
240Early Christianity in North Africa
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781498210980 |
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Publisher: | Cascade Books |
Publication date: | 06/01/2009 |
Pages: | 240 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d) |
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Table of Contents
Translator's Preface vii
Preface to the English Translation ix
1 Geographical and Historical Background 1
2 Origins of the African Church 9
3 Tertullian: the "Master" 33
4 Mid-Third-Century Persecution and Crisis in Africa 46
5 Cyprian, the "Pope" of Carthage 69
6 Organization and Life of the Third-Century African Churches 82
7 The Donatist Schism and the Division of African Christianity 101
8 The Diverse African Religious Landscape in Late Antiquity 144
9 Augustine of Hippo and the Glory of the "Great Church" 159
10 The Final Stages of the African Church: From the Vandal Invasion to the Arab Maghreb 189
Maps 202
Chronology 207
Bibliography 219
Index 223
What People are Saying About This
"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."
W. Brian Shelton, Toccoa Falls College
"Not only does Decret relay social history in a compelling style, he demonstrates political sophistication, theological subtlety, and ecclesiastical sensitivity toward Catholic, heretic, and pagan alike. In sum, this book is both a faithful rendering of history and a great read."
Malcolm B. Yarnell III, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
"I am grateful for Ed's work, which is a timely contribution on the continuing and increasing scholarship on the foundational place of early African classical Christianity. Though it was a Christianity befallen with shortcomings and challenges, without it the European churches and the global church would not be what they are today."
Jones Kaleli, Liberty University
"Decret and Smither have recognized our dependence on [North African] theologians and given us a thorough and well-presented introduction to that theology. They not only take the reader into that oft-ignored area, but they show why it is so important to appreciate that period."
Thomas O'Loughlin, University of Wales Lampeter.
"Decret's study masterfully captures the feel and essence of early North African Christianity without sacrificing historical detail or evidence . . . Overall, the work presents not just excellent information, but also a wonderful model of historical argumentation and scholarship."
David C. Alexander, Liberty Theological Seminary & Graduate School
"For over ten years Christians of the French-speaking world have had available to them Francois Decret's scholarly presentation of the roots, diverse history, expansion, and significant influence of the Christian Church in North Africa . . . And now at last Professor Ed Smitherchurch historian, theologian, and missiologisthas done the English speaking church an exceedingly great service by making this widely honored work available in English."
John Douglas Morrison, Liberty University