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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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
- 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.