God in early Christian thought : : essays in memory of Lloyd G. Patterson / / edited by Andrew B. McGowan, Brian E. Daley & Timothy J. Gaden.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 94
• TeilnehmendeR: Patterson, L. G. 1929-1999.; McGowan, Andrew Brian, 1961-; Daley, Brian, 1940-; Gaden, Timothy J.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 94.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-373) and index.
• ISBN: 1282602039; 9786612602030; 9047427580
• ISSN: 0920-623X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Andrew B. McGowan, Brian E. Daley & Timothy J. Gaden.

While the diversity of early Christian thought and practice is now generally assumed, and the experiences and beliefs of Christians beyond the works of great theologians increasingly valued, the question of God is perennial and fundamental. These essays, individually modest in scope, seek to address that largest of questions using particular issues and problems, or single thinkers and distinct texts. They include studies of doctrine and theology as traditionally conceived, but also of understandings of God among the early Christians that emerge from study of liturgy, art, and asceticism, and in relation to the social order and to nature itself.