The Go-Between: Augustine on Deacons / Bart Koet.
In recent and contemporary scholarship, the deacon as a leader in the Early Church is an often-neglected subject. This book focuses on the roles and functions of the deacon in Augustine’s literary output. The author’s approach is detailed and appropriately cautious and is always attentive to the tex...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden,, Boston : : BRILL,, 2019. |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Studies in Catholic Theology
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 169 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright Page / Bart J. Koet
- Dedication / Bart J. Koet
- Preface / Bart J. Koet
- List of Abbreviations / Bart J. Koet
- 1 Introduction 1 / Bart J. Koet
- 2 The Origin of the Word Diakonos, Classical and Biblical Backgrounds 7 / Bart J. Koet
- 3 The Diaconate in the Ancient Church: What is the Origin of the Term ‘Deacon’? 26 / Bart J. Koet
- 4 Augustine, His Ecclesiastical Career, and His View on Ministries 52 / Bart J. Koet
- 5 The Deacon as Messenger 71 / Bart J. Koet
- 6 The Deacon as Evangelist and Preacher 95 / Bart J. Koet
- 7 Augustine and the Holy Deacons of the Early Church 115 / Bart J. Koet
- 8 Conclusions 136 / Bart J. Koet
- Epilogue: What does this Research Imply for the Diaconate in the Twenty-First Century? 145 / Bart J. Koet
- Back Matter
- Bibliography / Bart J. Koet
- Index of Modern Authors and Persons / Bart J. Koet
- Index of Subjects / Bart J. Koet.