Broken lights and mended lives : theology and common life in the early Church /

Greer, Rowan A

Broken lights and mended lives : theology and common life in the early Church / Rowan A. Greer - University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1986 - xiv, 237 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-233) and index

Part I : Broken lights -- The victory that sums up God's purposes -- The leaven and the lamb -- The pilgrim and the holy city -- Part II : Mended lives -- The family -- Hospitality -- Alien citizens : A marvelous paradox -- The city set on a hill -- The collapse of the west

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Christian life--History--Early church, ca. 30-600
Spirituality--Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600
Fathers of the church
Theology--History--Early church, ca. 30-600
Spirituality--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600

BR195.C5 / G74 1986

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