The Catechumenate in late antique Africa (4th-6th centuries): Augustine of Hippo, his contemporaries and early reception

Introduction -- Augustine the Catechumen: Patterns and Narrative -- The Practices and Status of catechumeni in Augustine's Community -- Catechumens Taking the Step: The Negotiation of Baptism in Augustine's Pastoral Care -- From catechumenus to fidelis: The Lenten Preparation for Baptism i...

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Autore principale: Pignot, Matthieu 1986- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Leiden Boston Brill [2020]
In: Vigiliae Christianae (volume 162)
Anno: 2020
Periodico/Rivista:Vigiliae Christianae Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae volume 162
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Santo 354-430 / Catecumenato
B Africa / Catecumenato / Cristianesimo delle origini / Storia 300-600
Notazioni IxTheo:RA Teologia pratica
RF Catechetica
Altre parole chiave:B Tesi universitaria
B Catechumens (Africa) History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430)
B Africa Church history To 1500
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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Riepilogo:Introduction -- Augustine the Catechumen: Patterns and Narrative -- The Practices and Status of catechumeni in Augustine's Community -- Catechumens Taking the Step: The Negotiation of Baptism in Augustine's Pastoral Care -- From catechumenus to fidelis: The Lenten Preparation for Baptism in Hippo -- Councils, Preaching and the Catechumenate in Fourth- and Fifth-Century Africa -- Epilogue
"In The Catechumenate in Late Antique Africa (4th-6th centuries) Matthieu Pignot explores how individuals became Christian in ancient North Africa. Before baptism, converts first became catechumens and spent a significant time of gradual integration into the community through rituals and teaching. This book provides the first historical study of this process in African sources, from Augustine of Hippo, to canon of councils, anonymous sermons and 6th-century letters. Pignot shows that practices varied more than is generally assumed and that catechumens, because of their liminal position, were a disputed and essential group in the development of Christian communities until the 6th century at least. This book demonstrates that the catechumenate is key to understanding the processes of Christianisation and conversion in the West"--
Descrizione del documento:Revised and expanded version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 2016
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004431896