Defending and Defining the Faith - An Introduction to Early Christian Apologetic Literature (Hardcover)

In Early Christian Apologetics, D.H. Williams offers a comprehensive presentation of Christian apologetic literature from the second to the fifth century, considering each writer within the intellectual context of the day. Williams argues that most apologies were not directed at a pagan readership. In most cases, he says, ancient apologetics had a double object: to instruct the Christian and to persuade weak Christians or non-Christians who were sympathetic to Christian claims. Traditionally, scholars of apologetics have focused on the context of persecution in the pre-Constantinian period. By following the links in the intellectual trajectory up though the early fifth century, Williams prompts deeper reflection on the process of Christian self-definition in late antiquity. Taken cumulatively, he finds, apologetic literature was in fact integral to the formation of the Christian identity in the Roman world.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2020
Authors:	D.H. Williams (Professor of Patristics and Historical Theology in Religion and Classics)
Dimensions:	242 x 163 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	488
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-062050-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Christianity > Early Church Promotions
LSN:	0-19-062050-1
Barcode:	9780190620509

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