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876418
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Decret, François
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Early christianity in North Africa /\ François Decret ; translated by Edward Smither.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, England :: James Clarke & Co,, 2011.
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, ©2009
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1 online resource (236 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0227903080
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: 9780227903087
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0227173562
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9780227173565
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Contents; Translator's Preface; Preface to the English Translation; 1. Geographical and Historical Background; 2. Origins of the African Church; 3. Tertullian: the "Master"; 4. Mid-Third-Century Persecution and Crisis in Africa; 5. Cyprian, the "Pope" of Carthage; 6. Organization and Life of the Third-Century African Churches; 7. The Donatist Schism and the Division of African Christianity; 8. The Diverse African Religious Landscape in Late Antiquity; 9. Augustine of Hippo and the Glory of the "Great Church."
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10. The Final Stages of the African Church: From the Vandal Invasion to the Arab MaghrebChronology; Bibliography; Back Cover.
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| Abstract
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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 church became known for its martyrs. Later, the North African church became further established a.
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Cyprian
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Tertullian,approximately 160-approximately 230.
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Cyprian
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Tertullian,approximately 160-approximately 230.
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Christianity-- Africa, North.
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Church history-- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Christianity.
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Church history-- Primitive and early church.
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RELIGION-- Christianity-- History.
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Africa, North, Church history.
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Nordafrika
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North Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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276.102
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| LC Classification
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BR190.D4313 2011eb
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BO 2340rvk
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ID 1265rvk
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| Added Entry
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Smither, Edward
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