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A survey and discussion of the core thematic elements of Augustine's sermons as they developed over his lifetime"--

The Church's Bible series serves to bring the rich classical tradition of biblical interpretation to life. Compiled, translated, and edited by leading scholars, these volumes draw extensively from early and medieval commentators, illuminating Holy Scripture as it was understood during the first millennium of Christian history. Designed for clergy, Bible teachers, men and women in religious communities, and all serious students of Scripture, Th...

Using a combination of literary and archeological evidence, this in-depth, illustrated book documents the development of Christian practices and doctrine in Roman Africa -- contemporary Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco -- from the second century through the Arab conquest in the seventh century.Robin Jensen and Patout Burns, in collaboration with Graeme W. Clarke, Susan T. Stevens, William Tabbernee, and Maureen A. Tilley, skillfully recons...

Treated thematically under the headings 'The Gnostic Movement, ' 'Christian Platonism, ' and 'Fourth Century Developments, ' it is possible to see how different ideas of humanity could lead to varieties of theological interpretation." --Donald Skyes

This is the first up-to-date, accessible study on the rule of Cyprian as the Bishop of Carthage in the 250s AD.

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This is the first up-to-date, accessible study on the rule of Cyprian as the Bishop of Carthage in the 250s AD. It controversially shows that Cyprian radically enforced the primary emphasis on the unity of the church, interpreting loyalty in the community as fidelity to Christ.It uses cultural anthropology to examine the impact of Cyprian's policy during the Decian persecution. Cyprian attempted to steer the middle ground between compromise an...

Examines the limits that Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have set for the use of coercive violence.

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