Steven a Mckinion

Life and Practice in the Early Church: A Documentary Reader Steven a Mckinion

Marc Notes: Incl. bibl. ref. and index; Paper avail. @ $18.50. Review Quotes: "This is a most judicious and perceptive collection. No existing selection of Patristic material has such focus. It will provide an invaluable textbook, and will stimulate discussion of how contemporary Christians may learn from the ancient Church."a, - Iain Torrance, author of Christology after ChalcedonReview Quotes: ("The selections recapture the drama and counter-cultural nature of becoming a Christian and creating a community that stood out from the crowd... This collection offers easy access to early Christianity's daily life.")-("The Princeton Seminary Bulletin"), () Review Quotes: ("This is a most judicious and perceptive collection. No existing selection of Patristic material has such focus. It will provide an invaluable textbook, and will stimulate discussion of how contemporary Christians may learn from the ancient Church.")-(Iain Torrance), (author of "Christology after Chalcedon") Review Quotes:"This is the collection-at last!-that brings to bear on gender violence feminist-inspired resources that have been developed in many disciplines and from diverse political perspectives. Sets the standard of thinking about gender violence for years to come."--Sandra Harding, author of "The Science Question in Feminism"By far the best collection of feminist writing on this most urgent social problem. The essays are clearly-written, fusing both moral passion with scholarly rigor, and the collection is comprehensive and wide-ranging. This book will become the instant landmark work."-Michael S. Kimmel, author of "Manhood in America: A Cultural History"Review Quotes:"Much more than an extraordinary presentation of readings, this volume offers a unifying perspective on gender violence. . . .a valuable resource in gender studies."-Maxine Baca Zinn, coeditor of "Women of Color in U. S. Society"Review Quotes:"Gender Violence is far and away the most comprehensive and thorough collection of articles on the distressing problem of male violence against women. Deserves to become the most widely used collection on the topic in classes across a range of fields from history to sociology to anthropology to women's studies. Absolutely indispensable."-Kevin White, author of "The First Sexual Revolution: The Emergence of Male Heterosexuality in Modern America"Biographical Note: Steven A. McKinion is Associate Professor of Church History at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is the author of "Words, Imagery, and the Mystery of Christ."Review Quotes:"The selections recapture the drama and counter-cultural nature of becoming a Christian and creating a community that stood out from the crowd... This collection offers easy access to early Christianity's daily life."-"The Princeton Seminary Bulletin", Review Quotes:"This is a most judicious and perceptive collection. No existing selection of Patristic material has such focus. It will provide an invaluable textbook, and will stimulate discussion of how contemporary Christians may learn from the ancient Church."-Iain Torrance, author of "Christology after Chalcedon"Publisher Marketing: Life and Practice in the Early Church brings together a range of primary texts from the church's first five centuries to demonstrate how early Christians practiced their faith. Rather than focusing on theology, these original documents shed light on how early believers "did church," addressing such practical questions as, how did the church administer baptism? How were sermons delivered? How did the early church carry out its missions endeavors? Early Christian writings reveal a great deal about the tradition, as well as the wider culture in which it developed. Far from being monolithic, the documents which present the voices of the early church fathers in their own words demonstrate variation and diversity regarding how faith was worked out during the patristic period. The texts illuminate who was eligible for baptism, what was expected of worshippers, how the Eucharist was celebrated, and how church offices and their functions were organized. Contextual introductions explain practices and their development for those with little prior knowledge of Christian history or tradition. The pieces included here, all in accessible English translation, represent such sources as Justin Martyr, Tertullian, the Cappadocians, Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, and Augustine. Review Citations:

Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 897 (EAN 9780814756485, Hardcover)

Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 897 (EAN 9780814756492, Paperback)

Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 18 (EAN 9780814756492, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  McKinion, Steven A McKinion is associate professor of historical theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is also the author of Life and Practice in the Early Church: A Documentary Reader and Words, Imagery and the Mystery of Christ: A Reconstruction of Cyril of Alexandria's Christology. Contributor Bio:  O'Toole, Laura Laura L. O?Toole is Professor of Sociology at Roanoke College. Contributor Bio:  Schiffman, Jessica Jessica R. Schiffman is Assistant Director of Women's Studies at the University of Delaware.