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Early Christianity in North Africa / François Decret ; translated by Edward Smither.

Title
Early Christianity in North Africa / François Decret ; translated by Edward Smither.
Author
Decret, François.
Publication
Eugene, OR : Cascade Books, c2009.

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Additional Authors
Smither, Edward L.
Description
xii, 228 p. : maps; 23 cm.
Summary
"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 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."--Publisher
Uniform Title
Christianisme en Afrique du Nord ancienne. English
Alternative Title
Christianisme en Afrique du Nord ancienne.
Subject
  • Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230
  • Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage
  • Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430
  • To 647
  • Christianity > Africa, North
  • Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
  • Africa, North > Religion > History
  • Africa, North > History > To 647
Genre/Form
  • History
  • Church history
Note
  • Translation of: Le christianisme en Afrique du Nord ancienne.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-222) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Geographical and historical background -- Origins of the African church -- Tertullian : the "master" -- Mid-third-century persecution and crisis in Africa -- Cyprian, the "Pope" of Carthage -- Organization and life of the third-century African churches -- The Donatist schism and the division of African Christianity -- The diverse African religious landscape in late antiquity -- Augustine of Hippo and the glory of the "great church" -- The final stages of the African church : from the Vandal invasion to the Arab Maghreb.
ISBN
  • 1556356927
  • 9781556356926
OCLC
  • 386708462
  • SCSB-11340754
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library