A common assumption is that the piety of the earliest Christians is determinative for the church of all ages. But what were the basic features of this spirituality? Thurston examines the Jewish and Hellenistic religions that provided the basis for early Christianity and explains what early Christians would have understood as "spirituality".
Common is the assumption that the piety of the earliest Christians is determinative for the church of all ages. But what were the basic features of this spirituality? And how can those ancient practices and attitudes be brought to bear on religious life today?
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SPIRITUAL LIFE IN EARLY CHURCH
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Product Weight: 0.43 lbs
Author: Thurston, Bonnie Bowman
Publication Date: 1993-11-01
Language: English
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Dewey Decimal Classification: 248.090
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780800626167