Ancient African Christianity : an introduction to a unique context and tradition / David Wilhite.

• Introduction -- Backgrounds to early African Christianity -- The earliest evidence of African Christianity -- Tertullian -- Cyprian and the later third century -- The early fourth century in Africa -- The Donatist controversy -- Augustine the African -- The Vandal era of African Christianity -- The late Byzantine era in Africa -- The Arab conquests in Africa -- Conclusion: What was African about ancient African Christianity?. 

• Christianity spread across North Africa early, and it remained there as a powerful force much longer than anticipated. While this African form of Christianity largely shared the Latin language and Roman culture of the wider empire, it also represented a unique tradition that was shaped by its context. Ancient African Christianity attempts to tell the story of Christianity in Africa from its inception to its eventual disappearance. Well-known writers such as Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine are studied in light of their African identity, and this tradition is explored in all its various expressions. 

Ämnesord

Kyrkohistoria  (sao)

Church history  -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. (LCSH)

Christians  -- Africa -- History -- To 1500. (LCSH)

Christians.  (fast)

Frühchristentum  (gnd)

11.51 early Christianity.  (nbc)

Church history  -- Primitive and early church. (fast)

Church history  (lcsh)

Nordafrika  (sao)

Africa, North  -- Church history. (LCSH)

Africa, North  -- History -- To 647. (LCSH)

Africa, North  -- History -- 647-1517. (LCSH)

Africa.  (fast)

Africa, North.  (fast)

Afrika  (gnd)

North Africa.  (gtt)

To 1517  (fast)

Genre

Church history.  (fast)

History.  (fast)

Klassifikation

BR190 (LCC)

276.101 (DDC)