Caesar and the sacrament : baptism: a rite of resistance / by Streett, R. Alan

Subjects: “…Baptism History of doctrines.…”
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Where is the church? : martyrdom, persecution, and baptism in North Africa from the second to the fifth century / by Burris, Ronald D.

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Late ancient Christianity /

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Stones, bones, and the sacred : essays on material culture and ancient religion in honor of Dennis E. Smith /

Table of Contents: “…The Baptists of Corinth : Paul, the partisans of Apollos, and the history of baptism in nascent Christianity /…”
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The making of Christianity : conflicts, contacts, and constructions ; essays in honor of Bengt Holmberg /

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Early Christians speak : faith and life in the first three centuries / by Ferguson, Everett, 1933-

Table of Contents: “…The setting and sources for our study -- The faith preached and believed -- Baptism in the Second Century -- Alternatives to immersion -- The beginning of infant baptism -- Christian assemblies -- Early worship services -- Early accounts of the Lord's Supper -- The language of the real presence about the Lord's Supper -- Sacrificial ideas associated with the Lord's Supper -- The love feast (Agapē) -- Some early prayers -- Some early Christian hymns and poetry -- The organization of the early church -- Church discipline -- Christian living in the Second Century -- Early Christian acts of mercy -- Christians and military service -- Women in the early church.…”
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The early church and today. by Ferguson, Everett, 1933-

Table of Contents: “…Four freedoms of the church -- The ministry of the word in the first two centuries -- Ordination according to Acts: Acts 6:1-6 -- Laying on of hands in Acts 6:6 and 13:3 -- The authority and tenure of elders -- Church order in the sub-Apostolic period: a survey of interpretations -- The ministry in the Apostolic Fathers -- The "congregationalism" of the early church -- Article review of Dan William's Retrieving the tradition and renewing evangelicalism: a primer for suspicious Protestants -- Women in the post-Apostolic church -- Part II. Baptism and initiation. Baptismal motifs in the ancient church -- Baptism in the Partistic period -- Part III. …”
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Constantine the great : the man and his times / by Grant, Michael, 1914-2004

Table of Contents: “…The sources -- The rise to supremacy -- Civil Wars -- Foreign Wars -- The government and character of constantine -- Constantine, Crispus and Fausta -- Constantinople -- Constantine and the Christian God -- Constantine and the Christian church -- Builder -- Baptism, death and succession -- The significance of Constantine.…”

Institutions of the emerging church /

Table of Contents: “…A new life to live: Baptismal texts from the second and third generation church, Lars Hartman, Prof Em., University of Uppsala, Sweden -- 6. …”
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Experientia.

Table of Contents: “…Vaage -- "Keep up your transformation within the renewal of your mind": Romans as a therapeutic letter / Robin Griffith-Jones / "In Christ" and "Christ in" as expressions of religious experience : testing the waters in Galatians / Rollin A. Ramsaran -- Paul, baptism, and religious experience / Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte -- Religious experience in the Dead Sea Scrolls : two case studies / Carol A. …”
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The origins of Christendom in the West /

Table of Contents: “…9 The Effects of the Coming of Christendom on Early Christian Worship10 Augustine and the Transformation of Baptism; PART FOUR: THEOLOGY AND INCULTURATION; 11 Defining Heresy; 12 Comparative Inculturations; PART FIVE: FINAL THOUGHTS; 13 Epilogue: Approaching Christendom; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.…”
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Patronage and power : a study of social networks in Corinth / by Chow, John K.

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Why we sing : music, word, and liturgy in early Christianity : essays in honour of Anders Ekenberg's 75th birthday /

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A most reliable witness : essays in honor of Ross Shepard Kraemer /

Table of Contents: “…Jews and Christians in the Greco-Roman world. Jesus' baptism by John in the context of first-century Judaism ; Converts, resisters, and evangelists: Jews in the Acts of Philip V-VII ; Thecla and the governor: who clothes whom? …”
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A most reliable witness : essays in honor of Ross Shepard Kraemer /

Table of Contents: “…Jews and Christians in the Greco-Roman world. Jesus' baptism by John in the context of first-century Judaism ; Converts, resisters, and evangelists: Jews in the Acts of Philip V-VII ; Thecla and the governor: who clothes whom? …”
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Docetism in the Early Church : the Quest for an Elusive Phenomenon. by Verheyden, Joseph

Table of Contents: “…The Infancy Stories (Mt 1â#x80;#x93;2; Lk 1â#x80;#x93;2); 2. The Baptism Accounts (Mt 3:13â#x80;#x93;17; Mk 1:9â#x80;#x93;11; Lk 3:31â#x80;#x93;22); 3. …”
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