Retrieving History - Memory and Identity Formation in the Early Church

Stefana Dan Laing, D. H. Williams

ISBN 10: 080109643X / ISBN 13: 9780801096433

Published by Baker Publishing Group, US, 2017

About this Item

This volume introduces the early Christian ideas of history and history writing and shows their value for developing Christian communities of the patristic era. It examines the ways early Christians related and transmitted their history: apologetics, martyrdom accounts, sacred biography, and the genre of church history proper. The book shows that exploring the lives and writings of both men and women of the ancient church helps readers understand how Christian identity is rooted in the faithful work of preceding generations. It also offers a corrective to the individualistic and ahistorical tendencies within contemporary Christianity.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Retrieving History - Memory and Identity Formation in the Early Church
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group, US
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080109643X
• ISBN 13: 9780801096433
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 335 grams

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Synopsis

This volume introduces the early Christian ideas of history and history writing and shows their value for developing Christian communities of the patristic era. It examines the ways early Christians related and transmitted their history: apologetics, martyrdom accounts, sacred biography, and the genre of church history proper. The book shows that exploring the lives and writings of both men and women of the ancient church helps readers understand how Christian identity is rooted in the faithful work of preceding generations. It also offers a corrective to the individualistic and ahistorical tendencies within contemporary Christianity.

About the Author

Stefana Dan Laing (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of divinity and theological librarian at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University. She previously served as assistant librarian at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has taught at Houston Graduate School of Theology and Houston Baptist University. Laing has contributed to numerous books.