TY - BOOK AU - Greer,Rowan A TI - Broken lights and mended lives: theology and common life in the early Church SN - 0271004223 AV - BR195.C5 G74 1986 U1 - ARCH YNDC 270.1 G816B 19 PY - 1986/// CY - University Park PB - Pennsylvania State University Press KW - Christian life KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Spirituality KW - Christianity KW - Fathers of the church KW - Theology KW - History of doctrines N1 - 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 ER -