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Harrington, Daniel J. "The Eucharist in the Early Church:." The Church in the 21st Century Center at Boston College, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:103712.

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Wallace, John C. "Rome's rationale for persecuting the early church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Owens, Tim. "Postmodern echoes of early church ecclesiological themes." Dallas, TX : Dallas Theological Seminary, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.001-1248.

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Uzukwu, Elochukwu Eugene. "CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS IN THE EARLY CHURCH AND THE CRISIS FACING THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN NIGERIA." Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, 1989. http://digital.library.duq.edu/u?/bet,1375.

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Sheely, Stephen R. "Intimacy in the early church and pagan groups." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Graham, Laurence A. M. "An historical analysis of early church mission methods." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695344.

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The main focus of this thesis is an historical analysis of the methods of mission used by the Church during approximately the first six centuries of the Common Era. The New Testament describes the effectiveness of sermons preached to large crowds of people as well as providing evidence of evangelists and Church planters who travelled around the Roman Empire calling people to conversion and gathering converts into congregations. However, the extant evidence suggests that such high profile evangelism all but died out during the second and third centuries. It appears that the main means by which

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O, Dochartaigh Caitriona. "Paradigmatic prayer-formulae in the early Irish church." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1999. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/272322.

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Steele, Mareque Yvonne. "The development of monepiscopacy in the early church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Scotti, Paschal. "The times of fasting in the early church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Murphy, S. Jonathan. "The impact of Barnabas on the early church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Elliott, John M. "Leadership development and relational patterns the early church and the church in Zambia today /." Springfield, MO : Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.120-0001.

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Caraher, William R. "Church, society, and the sacred in early christian Greece." The Ohio State University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1057071172.

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Woods, Vance E. McDaniel Charles A. "Whitby, Wilfrid, and church-state antagonism in early medieval Britain." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5332.

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Grzesiak, Larissa. "Beyond reuse : spolia's implications in the early Christian Church." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33984.

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When Vasari used the term spoglie to denote marbles taken from pagan monuments for Rome’s Christian churches, he related the Christians to barbarians, but noted their good taste in exotic, foreign marbles. Interest in spolia and colourful heterogeneity reflects a new aesthetic interest in variation that emerged in Late Antiquity, but a lack of contemporary sources make it difficult to discuss the motives behind spolia. Some scholars have attributed its use to practicality, stating that it was more expedient and economical, but this study aims to demonstrate that just as Scripture became more

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Westbrook, Kathryn Buchanan. "Re-definition of the fatherless family in the Early Christian Church." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23491.

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Widows and their fatherless children are commonly perceived to be the most deserving category amongst the poor. The frequent exhortations in the Hebrew Scriptures of the Old Testament clearly and constantly reminded the early Christian Church of the divine expectations God had enjoined upon them in this matter. There appears to be no obstacle, theological or moral, to perceiving them as worthy recipients of Christian charity and pastoral care. Yet the results of this study show that in the early centuries of the church the fatherless family was invisible to its leadership. They were not percei

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Mead, Jason Andrew. "The survival of the Oriental church during the early Muslim empire." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Bennett, Victoria. "The development of the early Christian basilica in Tunisia." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/5037.

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Helms, Charles Robert. "The Apocalypse in the early church : Christ, eschaton, and millennium." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333285.

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Merkle, Benjamin L. "The elder and overseer : one office in the early Church /." New York : P. Lang, 2003. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39089087b.

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Roston, Harley E. "The lifestyles and preaching styles of the early Methodist circuit riders in Ohio." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0571.

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Foster, Paul. "Community, law and mission in Matthew's Gospel." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270072.

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Wang, Xiaojing. "Church unity movement in early twentieth-century China : Cheng Jingyi and the Church of Christ in China." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8217.

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The pursuit of church indigeneity and unity was a two-fold theme throughout the history of twentieth-century Chinese Christianity. Modern scholarship has generated a good number of studies regarding church indigeneity, but has neglected the parallel trend towards interdenominational co-operation and church union in China. This thesis endeavours to remedy this deficiency. The thesis examines the process of the quest of Chinese Protestants for a united indigenous church, focusing on Cheng Jingyi (1881-1939), one of the key figures in the early twentieth-century ecumenical movement. Additionally,

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Isaak, Jonathan M. "Situating the 'Letter to the Hebrews' in early Christian history." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=36615.

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The early Christian text known as the 'Letter to the Hebrews' has presented a riddle to scholarship. Its anonymity and anomalous form are puzzling. Scholars like Norman Perrin and Barnabas Lindars also-find Hebrews enigmatic because it does not appear to represent the views of any early Christian community.<br>This thesis contends that the riddle of Hebrews' lack of community-fit is due to a conceptual flaw. Beginning with Franz Overbeck (1882), there has been a tendency to assess early Christian texts as nonliterary, unlike later Patristic texts. Deemed nonliterary, they are thereby thought t

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Blue, Bradley B. "In public and in private : the role of the house church in early Christianity." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1989. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=128426.

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In a brief article published in 1939, Floyd Filson suggested that our understanding of early Christianity would be enriched if we considered the physical conditions of the early church, i.e., the house churches. In many respects, this thesis is a response to Filson's summons. The recent interest in the 'social world of early Christianity' and the non-literary evidence unearthed in this century have made this study possible (Chapters 1 and 2). The evidence confirms that the building program endorsed by Constantine is a watershed in early Christian architecture. Until the founding of the Lateran

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Davis, Elisabeth Claire. "AUTHORITATIVE LETTERS JEANNE DE CHANTAL AND FEMININE AUTHORITY IN THE EARLY MODERN CATHOLIC CHURCH." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2014. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/259594.

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History<br>M.A.<br>The early modern period of a time of religious renewal and upheaval that resulted in a wealth of new religious orders, particularly those for women. During this period of change, Catholic women responded to the threat of Protestantism by adapting the convent to their own needs. One of the most successful orders for women was the Congregation of the Visitation, founded by Jeanne de Chantal and François de Sales. The history of the Visitation tends to focus on de Sales rather than its cofounder de Chantal. This thesis attempts to reconcile this omission, detailing de Chantal's

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Litke, Wayne Douglas. "Portraits of Peter : a study of trajectories in the early church." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25457.

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This study concentrates on the traditions concerning Peter as they evolved in the early church from the New Testament period to the fifth century. It is suggested that there are many ways in which Peter is portrayed by the early church writers, and these portraits of Peter are studied with emphasis on the situations in the church which produced these portraits and which affected their evolution over time. A portrait of Peter considered seminal for the study of the Petrine traditions is that of Peter as apostle. In this portrait Peter takes on the roles of missionary and witness to Christ's e

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Sween, Maurice Alwyn. "Christian missions in the early church historical considerations and contemporary reflections /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Sealy, Charles Scott. "Church authority and non-subscription controversies in early 18th century Presbyterianism." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2010. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1792/.

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The practice of confessional subscription, or giving assent to a confession of faith through signing a formula of approbation, was the subject of debate among Presbyterian Churches in the early eighteenth century. While other studies have examined the local controversies, this thesis offers a comprehensive examination of the question of subscription and the connections between the debates among English Dissenters, in the Church of Scotland, the General Synod of Ulster, the Synod of Philadelphia and the Presbytery of Charleston. It identifies the common background and influences, especially in

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Schibille, Nadine. "Light in early Byzantium : the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.398756.

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Asue, Daniel Ude. "Baptism and Original Sin in the Early Church : contributions of Tertullian." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41375.

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This study examines the baptismal practices of the early Christian community using Tertullian’s ethical text on baptism in relation to his other writings to dialogue with the Roman Catholic understanding of baptism, original sin and grace. Tertullian referring to the sacramental form of baptism that is done with water, held that baptism is indispensable for salvation because it imparts the grace that washes away original sin and makes someone a Christian; and capable of attaining a matured Christian life. At the moment, the Roman Catholic Church does not confer baptism of water on polygamists

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Dyck, Merrill. "The development of the doctrine of baptism in the early church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Poliquin, Ben. "The practice and development of exorcism in the early Latin church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Kliewer, Jennifer. "A strategy for discipling teenagers in the inner-city neighborhood of Kensington in Philadelphia in the early 21st century." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Good, Polly Jane. "Shakers, religion, and citizenship in the early American republic /." Connect to title online (ProQuest), 2009.

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Nathan, Nithyananda Augustus. "The origin and development of the doctrine of the communion of saints." Thesis, Australian Catholic University, 2010. https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/download/02543299147a19cd29ec3e13e2f19cab68da0cbe767cef86299d6a91b6b81ef8/2083690/65022_downloaded_stream_247.pdf.

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The priority of this study is to unearth the true meaning and goal of communion of saints. It is the last addition to the Apostles' Creed at the close of the eighth century as an extension to the Creed's Article (IX): the holy Catholic Church. But as regulae fidei the doctrine of communion of saints continues to be ambivalent for many believers. It would seem paradoxical for a Church which gathers its community in saintly communion but without a clear position on how to explain the relevance or efficacy of this article of faith in relation to a one's spirituality or salvation. This thesis ther

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De, Vries Jonathan Peter. "A new 'promised land'? : denominations, local congregations, camp meetings, and the creation of community in early Kentucky, c.1780-1830." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2016. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/b7fb3e4d-9d78-4999-8468-0c4f4420d708.

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This thesis examines the importance Kentucky's religious denominations played in the development and transformation of early Kentucky (1770's to 1830). This thesis will show that though federal and regional governments may have created the laws that established newly opened territories, it was often the denominations that played an important role in the creation of that community and stability of the wider societies. Beginning with camp meetings this thesis will argue that denominations began the process of creating community by actively placing these meetings outside the bounds of early congr

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Dillow, Kevin B. "The social and ecclesiastical significance of church seating arrangements and pew disputes." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.306790.

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Becker, Paul Frederick. "A study of German Lutheran communion hymnody the early years /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Crout, Joe. "Equipping a ministry team from Lakeshore Baptist Church to reach the unchurched using the early church as a model." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Burton-Edwards, Taylor W. "The teaching of peace in early Christian liturgies." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p011-0065.

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Grenda, Christopher S. "Debating liberal values the heritage of church and state from early America /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/280.

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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2003.<br>Thesis research directed by: History. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Wheeler, Leavenworth. "Early Christian ethics moral catechesis for the church in the 21st century /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Harrington, Christina. "Women of the church in early medieval Ireland c. AD 450 - 1150." Thesis, University of London, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.244306.

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Laws, Christopher David. "James Joyce and his early church : the art of schism and heresy." Thesis, University of York, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/20436/.

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In ‘Telemachus’, the first episode of Ulysses, Stephen Dedalus declares himself ‘servant of two masters [...] The imperial British state and the holy Roman catholic and apostolic church’. Amid clanging church bells there follows in the text, as if in answer to Stephen’s invocation, a ‘horde of heresies fleeing with mitres awry: Photius and the brood of mockers of whom Mulligan was one, and Arius, warring his life long upon the consubstantiality of the Son with the Father’. From the outset critics have tussled with the role of religion in James Joyce’s texts, and with the nature of his attitude

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Carolan, Jane Mayo. "The foundation and early history of Catholic Church insurances (CCI) 1900-1936." Thesis, Australian Catholic University, 2015. https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/download/991b3790152b0d0f15d99ad9053d6a4125b56b3cbcb83b0b430d633a6ccda6a8/2032096/201511__Jane_Mayo_Carolan.pdf.

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In the early twentieth century Cardinal Patrick Moran and others, both clerical and lay, understood that the adolescent Australian Catholic Church needed physical as well as spiritual support. The Church, as trustee, had an economic imperative to care for and maintain its properties. In 1910 Moran asked Hugh Mahon, a feisty Irishman and an Australian federal politician, to establish an Australian Catholic insurance company to achieve this purpose. Moran made it clear that the primary purpose of the company was to protect the assets and properties of the Church and that the company was to serve

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Elliott, Mark W. "The Song of Songs and christology in the early Church, 381-451 /." Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2000. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb38889232v.

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Miller, Matthew John. "The martyrdom of Polycarp social identity and exemplars in the early church /." Cincinnati, OH : Cincinnati Christian University, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.031-0175.

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Maier, Harry O. "The social setting of the ministry as reflected in the writings of Hermas, Clement and Ignatius." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1987. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:5923c947-c87e-4f5e-a97b-1778e5b024f9.

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Rather than the expression of mystical Je^ire tor unity with God, Ignatius' letters are interpreted (using Weber's charismatic type) as the efforts of an 3 ut ho r-ity using his extraordinary position to protect communities from divisive house-church meetings. Protection from false teaching was initiated by reinforcing the position of bishops (the hosts of the common euchanstic assembly).

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Cummins, Stephen Anthony. "Historical conflict and soteriological reflection : an exegesis of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 with particular reference to 1 Thessalonians and Romans 9-11." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=63955.

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Image, Isabella Christine. "The anthropology of Hilary of Poitiers." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:4ccc22e2-5831-47b6-9413-9dac5b77ca3f.

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This thesis examines the theology of the fourth-century bishop, Hilary of Poitiers, concentrating particularly on two commentaries written at different times in his life. The thesis starts by examining the texts, and demonstrates that Hilary's commentary on Psalm 118 is loosely speaking a translation of Origen; by comparing both authors with Ambrose, the relationship between Origen and Hilary appears much closer than previously thought. The main body of the thesis examines Hilary's anthropological theology. Three chapters look at created human nature, looking at the relationship between body a

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