Doctrine and practice in the early church /

Hall, Stuart George.

Doctrine and practice in the early church / Stuart G. Hall. - 2nd ed. - London : SPCK, c2005. - x, 262 p. ; 22 cm.

Previous ed.: 2nd ed. London : SPCK, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-250) and index.

God and the gods -- Community and morality -- The message and the messengers -- Proliferation and excess -- Defence and definition: early apologists -- Tradition and the truth: Irenaeus of Lyons -- Latin theology launched: Tertullian -- Sectarian religion and episcopal authority -- One church, one baptism: Cyprian -- The Alexandrian heritage: Clement -- Origen the theologian -- The rise of Constantine -- Arius and the Council of Nicaea -- Councils and controversies: 327-361 -- Towards synthesis: 361-378 -- Theodosius I and the Council of Constantinople -- New spirituality: the monastic movement -- Origenism, Jerome and John Chrysostom -- Augustine of Hippo -- Cyril, Nestorius, and the Council of Ephesus -- Eutyches, Leo and the Council of Chalcedon -- The heritage of ancient theology.

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Theology, Doctrinal--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

BT25 / .H34 2011