Worship and Evangelism in Pre-Christendom / / Alan Kreider.
This booklet explores the Christianity of the days before it became an official religion of the Roman Empire. It considers the impact of various areas of church life in this initial state.
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Kiraz Liturgical Studies
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (47 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- CONTENTS
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Measuring the Church's Growth
- 3. Worship without Evangelism
- 4. Worship: Nurturing the 'Enclosed Garden'
- 5. Jesus-Shaped Distinctiveness
- 6. Learning About the 'New World'
- 7. Liberation from Bondage
- 8. A Socially-Inclusive Community
- 9. A Community of Peace
- 10. Witness through Mercy
- 11. Catechism: Constructing the 'New World
- 12. A New History
- 13. New Folkways
- 14. Baptism: 'Singing a New Song'
- 15. Worship that Shapes a Distinctive Common Life
- 16. The Kiss of Peace: Equalizing and Peacemaking
- 17. The Prayers: Interceding in Unity
- 18. The Eucharist: A Multi-Voiced Celebration
- 19. The Offertory: Shaping a Sharing People
- 20. The Sermons: Exhorting Christians lest Pagans 'mock at the Name'
- 21. The Advent of Christendom
- 22. Church Growth and the Atrophy of Catechism
- 23. The Amplification of Worship
- 24. Christendom Understandings of Peace and Identity
- 25. Worship and Evangelism in Post-Christendom