Titre :	Tertullian and the church
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Rankin, David, Auteur
Editeur :	Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press
Année de publication :	©1995
Importance :	xvii, 229 p.
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-521-48067-3
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Montanism Tertullian, -- approximately 160-approximately 230.
Résumé :	Was Tertullian of Carthage a schismatic? How did he view the church and its bishops? In this study David Rankin sets the writings of Tertullian in the context of the early third-century church and its developments, and discusses Tertullian's own theology of the church, his imagery and his perception of church office and ministry. Tertullian's contribution to the development of the church has often been
Note de contenu :	pt. I. Historical Questions -- 1. church in North Africa -- 2. Tertullian's relationship to the Catholic church -- 3. Tertullian's relationship to the New Prophecy movement -- pt. II. Tertullian's Doctrine of the Church -- 4. Tertullian's ecclesiological images -- 5. church as 'one, holy, catholic and apostolic'? -- pt. III. Tertullian's Doctrine of Ministry and Office -- 6. Ministry as 'service' and as 'office' -- 7. offices of the church -- 8. Women in ministry -- 9. Other ministries -- 10. Appointment to office -- pt. IV. General Conclusions -- Appendix: a note on method.

Tertullian and the church [texte imprimé] / Rankin, David, Auteur . - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1995 . - xvii, 229 p.
ISBN : 978-0-521-48067-3
Includes bibliographical references
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Montanism Tertullian, -- approximately 160-approximately 230.
Résumé :	Was Tertullian of Carthage a schismatic? How did he view the church and its bishops? In this study David Rankin sets the writings of Tertullian in the context of the early third-century church and its developments, and discusses Tertullian's own theology of the church, his imagery and his perception of church office and ministry. Tertullian's contribution to the development of the church has often been
Note de contenu :	pt. I. Historical Questions -- 1. church in North Africa -- 2. Tertullian's relationship to the Catholic church -- 3. Tertullian's relationship to the New Prophecy movement -- pt. II. Tertullian's Doctrine of the Church -- 4. Tertullian's ecclesiological images -- 5. church as 'one, holy, catholic and apostolic'? -- pt. III. Tertullian's Doctrine of Ministry and Office -- 6. Ministry as 'service' and as 'office' -- 7. offices of the church -- 8. Women in ministry -- 9. Other ministries -- 10. Appointment to office -- pt. IV. General Conclusions -- Appendix: a note on method.