The Early Church
From the Beginnings to 461
- History & Biography
- Publisher: Fortress Press (Augsburg Fortress)
- Published: 1982
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Publisher's Description
Frend's masterful survey, here presented with a new Preface and updated bibliographies, traces the historical and theological development of the Christian church from apostolic times through the fifth century. Frend charts the tumultuous and momentous process by which an obscure Palestinian Jewish sect became the official religion of the Roman Empire and achieved, despite conflict, schism, and heresy, a firm organizational, liturgical and doctrinal identity.
Endorsements (1)
“Frend's studies in early Christian history are marked by the searching attention he gives to the social and political realities surrounding and affecting events, personalities, and disputes in the Christian movement. His incorporation of these issues makes the period's happenings both more intelligible and more interesting than many surveys which focus upon the development of dogma and church order.”
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