Retrieving History Memory and Identity Formation in the Early Church by Stefana

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Examines the ways early Christians related and transmitted their history--apologetics, martyrdom accounts, sacred biography, and the genre of church history proper--helping readers understand how Christian identity is rooted in the faithful work of preceding generations.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

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.

Back Cover

"At the core of history are the stories we tell of ourselves and of our communities. The stories we choose to tell or the stories we choose to ignore are equally as important as the way we tell them, for they form us into the people we are. From the very beginning, Jews and Christians have been admonished to remember and to recount the stories of God through God's people. Retrieving History calls us to listen again to the witness of the past and recognize that what lies before us is a clear choice between what Justo Gonz

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

ContentsMapTime Line1. Invitation to the Past2. Ancient Historical Writing and the Rise of Historical Literary Forms3. History as Apologetic: Harnessing a Usable Past4. Martyrology: Remembering the Martyrs' Noble Example5. Hagiography: Martyrdom as Discipleship in Early Christian Biographies6. Ecclesiastical History: The Story of the Church7. Conclusions and TrajectoriesIndex

Long Description

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.

Details ISBN080109643X Author D.H. Williams Short Title RETRIEVING HIST Series Evangelical Ressourcement Language English ISBN-10 080109643X ISBN-13 9780801096433 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2017 Illustrations Yes Publication Date 2017-04-18 Subtitle Memory and Identity Formation in the Early Church UK Release Date 2017-04-18 Imprint Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group Place of Publication Ada, MI Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2017-04-18 NZ Release Date 2017-04-18 US Release Date 2017-04-18 Pages 240 Publisher Baker Publishing Group DEWEY 270.1072 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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