Ancient Christianity: The Development of its Institutions and Practices is the fruit of Angelo Di Berardino's forty years of study, teaching, and writing at the Augustinianum in Rome. In this volume, he offers an overview of the birth and development of Ancient Christianity's institutions and practices in all their variety and diversity.\nThe volume retraces the first five centuries identifying how ecclesiastical institutions arose, developed, and were consolidated into their full maturity. It is a task fraught with difficulty because of the scarcity and fragmentary nature of the information preserved from different geographical regions and people who have inherited distinct traditions.\nThe chronological and geographical context of the evidence presents a challenge for historians looking to provide a more or less unified framework instead of an impressionistic pastiche. Often authors cite a few texts and generalize them, offering a homogeneous but false vision. Insisting on the inclusion of regional and diverse sources, Di Berardino deftly demonstrates that Christianity, from its beginnings and throughout its whole history, has always been multi-faceted.\nThe culmination of decades of research, Ancient Christianity: The Development of Its Institutions and Practices will be an indispensable resource for years to come.

Ancient Christianity: The Development of Its Institutions and Practices

History

Di Berardino, Angelo

World

ICCS Press

Origins and Significance of Christian Feasts is a deeply researched yet accessible volume that illuminates the evolution of Christianity's major festivals from their ancient roots to the modern day. Drawing from an extensive study of historical sources, the book provides a comprehensive exploration into how these feasts emerged, developed over the centuries, and ultimately disseminated throughout churches worldwide. Bridging the gap between specialized academic research and accessible historical narrative, this book delves into the profound questions of what we celebrate, why we celebrate, and how these celebrations came to be. From Julius Caesar's calendar reforms to Constantine's revolutionary restructuring and the gradual Christianization of time, readers are offered a nuanced understanding of how our current organization of time is a tapestry woven from pagan and Christian threads alike.

Origins and Significance of Christian Feasts

Este volumen continúa y complementa la prestigiosa «Patrología» de Johannes Quasten. En él se expone la literatura patrística latina desde el concilio de Nicea al de Calcedonia; completando de este modo el plan que J. Quasten había realizado para los siglos anteriores y para la literatura griega de este período. Es la época del giro constantiniano y de sus continuadores; de figuras como Hilario, Ambrosio, Jerónimo, Agustín y León Magno; de las herejías cristológicas; del pelagianismo, y de la progresiva separación cultural entre Oriente y Occidente. En su organización, esta obra se ajusta siempre a los criterios metodológicos de Quasten, conjugando dos exigencias fundamentales: ofrecer un tratamiento amplio y orgánico de las principales figuras y factores que dominan la literatura y la historia de este período, y no sacrificar al objetivo anterior las figuras menores o menos conocidas. En su elaboración se ha prestado especial atención a los escritores de la península Ibérica.

Patrología. III: La edad de oro de la literatura patrística latina

Hamman, Adalbert

Religion & Spirituality

Biblioteca Autores Cristianos

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