Early Christians In Disarray

Author : Noel B. Reynolds
Publisher : Maxwell Institute
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Christians in Disarray written by Noel B. Reynolds and published by Maxwell Institute. This book was released on 2005 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a fresh look at the apostasy of the early Christian church. Most Latter-day Saint scholars and leaders previously based their understanding of the Christian apostasy on the findings of Protestant scholars who provided a seemingly endless array of evidences of apostasy in Christian history. Since the classic treatments of this topic were written, many newly discovered manuscripts written during the first Christian centuries have come to light, giving a clearer picture of what the early Christian experience was like. Drawing on this material, LDS scholars today are able to shift the focus of study to the causes of the apostasy rather than the effects. This volume of essays reports new research by several LDS scholars in different fields. They identify common myths and misconceptions about the apostasy and promote better understanding of when and why the apostasy occurred.

Author : Carl Sommer
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 168149616X
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Look for a Kingdom written by Carl Sommer and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Sommer presents a popular study of the faith and life of the early Christians in the first two centuries after Christ. Using documentary evidence and archaeological records, Sommers reconstructs the lives of the early Christians in order to "introduce the treasures of early Christianity to a large number of modern readers". By studying how the early Christians believed and lived, we can learn many valuable lessons on what to avoid and what to strive for today. The Roman world had many facets that are strikingly similar to elements of modern life. Sommer's aim is to help the reader learn how to transform modern culture with the power of the Gospel as was first done in the centuries of the early Church.

Author : Derek Cooper
Publisher : Kregel Academic
ISBN 13 : 0825444071
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sinners and Saints written by Derek Cooper and published by Kregel Academic. This book was released on 2018 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where most books dance around the distasteful details of the church's past, this one puts a spotlight on the negative and positive alike. With one ear attuned to the early church and another to contemporary culture, this book addresses the growing concerns both Christians and non-Christians have about how transparent the church has been about its roots. This book offers a forthright depiction of early Christianity, beginning with the apostles and ending after the time of Augustine. Sinners and Saints is the first of a four-volume series that humanizes the history of Christianity by honestly examining the actions, doctrines, decisions, groups, movements, and practices of past Christians. This book's assessment helps the reader accurately understand Christianity's background and recognize how it continues to shape the present.

Author : Henry Bannerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Practices of the Early Christians Considered written by Henry Bannerman and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wayne A. Meeks
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9780300091427
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search of the Early Christians written by Wayne A. Meeks and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A central figure in the reconception of early Christian history over the last three decades, Wayne A. Meeks offers here a selection of his most influential writings on the New Testament and early Christianity. His essays illustrate recent changes in our thinking about the early Christian movement and pose provocative questions regarding the history of this period. Meeks explores a fascinating range of topics, from the figure of the androgyne in antiquity to the timeless matter of God's reliability, from Paul's ethical rhetoric to New Testament pictures of Christianity's separation from Jewish communities. Meeks' introduction offers a retrospective on New Testament studies of the past thirty years and explains the intersection of these studies with a variety of exploratory and revisionist movements in the humanities, embracing social theory, history, anthropology, and literature. In an epilogue the author reflects on future directions for New Testament scholarship.

Author : Kirsopp Lake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity written by Kirsopp Lake and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Miranda Wilcox
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199348154
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Standing Apart written by Miranda Wilcox and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Best Anthology Award from John Whitmer Historical Association Latter-day Saints have a paradoxical relationship to the past; even as they invest their own history with sacred meaning, celebrating the restoration of ancient truths and the fulfillment of biblical prophecies, they repudiate the eighteen centuries of Christianity that preceded the founding of their church as apostate distortions of the truth. Since the early days of Mormonism, Latter-day Saints have used the paradigm of apostasy and restoration in their narratives about the origin of their church. This has generated a powerful and enduring binary of categorization that has profoundly impacted Mormon self-perception and relations with others. Standing Apart explores how the idea of apostasy has functioned as a category to mark, define, and set apart "the other" in Mormon historical consciousness and in the construction of Mormon narrative identity. The volume's fifteen contributors trace the development of LDS narratives of apostasy within the context of both Mormon history and American Protestant historiography. They suggest ways in which these narratives might be reformulated to engage with the past, as well as offering new models for interfaith relations. This volume provides a novel approach for understanding and resolving some of the challenges faced by the LDS church in the twenty-first century.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780815316633
Total Pages : 1213 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Early Christianity written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Leighton Pullan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Early Christianity written by Leighton Pullan and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Adam J. Powell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1611478723
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy written by Adam J. Powell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy seeks both to demonstrate the salience of “heresy” as a tool for analyzing instances of religious conflict far beyond the borders of traditional historical theology and to illuminate the apparent affinity for deification exhibited by some persecuted religious movements. To these ends, the book argues for a sociologically-informed redefinition of heresy as religiously-motivated opposition and applies the resulting concept to the historical cases of second-century Christians and nineteenth-century Mormons. Ultimately, Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy is a careful application of the comparative method to two new religious movements, highlighting the social processes at work in their early doctrinal developments.