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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 and traditionalism and succeeded by defining the boundary between the empire and the church. J. Patout Burns Jr. concentrates on social structures to reveal the logic of Cyprian's plan, the basis for its success in his time, and why it later failed. This book will be of great interest to classicists, ancient historians and sociologists as well as theologians.
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 and traditionalism and succeeded by defining the boundary between the empire and the church. J. Patout Burns Jr. concentrates on social structures to reveal the logic of Cyprian's plan, the basis for its success in his time, and why it later failed. This book will be of great interest to classicists, ancient historians and sociologists as well as theologians.
In-depth, illustrated exploration of how early North African
Christians lived out their faith 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 reconstruct the rituals and practices of
Christians in the ancient buildings and spaces where those
practices were performed. Numerous site drawings and color
photographs of the archeological remains illuminate the
discussions. This work provides valuable new insights into the
church fathers Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine. Most
significantly, it offers a rich, unprecedented look at early
Christian life in Roman Africa, including the development of key
rituals and practices such as baptism and eucharist, the election
and ordination of leaders, marriage, and burial. In exploring
these, Christianity in Roman Africa shows how the early African
Christians consistently fought to preserve the holiness of the
church amid change and challenge.
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The Holy Spirit (Paperback)
J.Patout Burns, Father Gerald M Fagin
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This volume examines the limits Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
have set for the use of coercive violence. It probes the agreements
and disagreements of these major religious traditions on pacifism
(the abjurance of all force) and quietism (the avoidance of force
unless certain stringent conditions are met). The distinguished
contributors examine the foundations for nonviolence in each
religion, criticize the positions each religion has taken, address
the inherent challenges nonviolence poses, and evaluate the
difficulty of practicing nonviolence in a secular society. The
concluding essay defines the common ground, isolates the points of
conflict, and suggests avenues of further inquiry. The most
important contribution this volume makes is to demonstrate that no
Western religious tradition provides a basis for the glorification
of violence. Rather, each accepts warfare as a regretted necessity
and sets strict limits on the use of force. This work offers new
insights for those interested in the ethics of warfare, peace
studies, religious traditions, and international affairs.
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