Retrieving History Memory and Identity Formation in the Early Church (Paperback)

Stefana Dan Laing

ISBN 10: 080109643X / ISBN 13: 9780801096433

Editore: Baker Publishing Group, Ada, MI, 2017

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Paperback. This volume introduces the early Christian ideas of history and history writing and shows their value for developing Christian communities of the patristic era. It examines the ways early Christians related and transmitted their history: apologetics, martyrdom accounts, sacred biography, and the genre of church history proper. The book shows that exploring the lives and writings of both men and women of the ancient church helps readers understand how Christian identity is rooted in the faithful work of preceding generations. It also offers a corrective to the individualistic and ahistorical tendencies within contemporary Christianity. Examines the ways early Christians related and transmitted their history--apologetics, martyrdom accounts, sacred biography, and the genre of church history proper--helping readers understand how Christian identity is rooted in the faithful work of preceding generations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780801096433

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Titolo: Retrieving History Memory and Identity ...

Casa editrice: Baker Publishing Group, Ada, MI

Data di pubblicazione: 2017

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: new

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Examines the ways early Christians related and transmitted their history--apologetics, martyrdom accounts, sacred biography, and the genre of church history proper--helping readers understand how Christian identity is rooted in the faithful work of preceding generations.

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Stefana Dan Laing (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of divinity and theological librarian at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University. She previously served as assistant librarian at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has taught at Houston Graduate School of Theology and Houston Baptist University. Laing has contributed to numerous books.