Quodvultdeus : a bishop forming Christians in Vandal Africa : a contextual analysis of the pre-baptismal sermons attributed to Quodvultdeus of Carthage /

In Quodvultdeus: a Bishop Forming Christians in Vandal Africa, David Vopřada presents the pre-baptismal catecheses of the fifth-century bishop of Carthage, delivered to the new believers in extremely difficult period of barbaric incursions. Quodvultdeus is generally not appraised as an original phil...

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Main Author: Vopřada, David (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2020.

Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements; volume154.
Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Online, Supplement 2019, ISBN: 9789004390980.

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Call Number: BR65.Q636 V67 2019

Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Africa, the Vandals, and Quodvultdeus
  • Introduction to Part 1
  • North Africa, Carthage, and Its Religion
  • Quodvultdeus and His Work
  • The African Tradition of Preparation for Baptism
  • Quodvultdeus's Catechetical Programme
  • Catechumenate and Giving the Name for Baptism
  • Renunciation of the Devil and Adhesion to the Faith
  • Quodvultdeus's Baptismal Theology
  • Quodvultdeus's Catechetical Ministry in the Unpleasant Times
  • Introduction to Part 3
  • Building the Community
  • Defending the Church
  • Conclusion
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes.