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Christianity in Roman Africa: The Development of Its Practices and Beliefs

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In-depth, illustrated exploration of how early North African Christians lived out their faith

The use of a combination of literary and archeological evidence, this in-depth, illustrated book documents the development of Christian practices and doctrine in Roman Africa — up to date Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco — from the second one century in the course of the Arab conquest within 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 within the ancient buildings and spaces where those practices were performed. A lot of website online drawings and color photographs of the archeological remains remove darkness from the discussions.

This work provides valuable new insights into the church fathers Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine. Most significantly, it offers a wealthy, unprecedented have a 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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