The Work of St. Optatus: A Catholic Church History, wherein a Saint and Early Church Father Condemns the Donatist Schism After the Persecution of Christians by Roman Emperor Diocletian - Couverture souple

Optatus 4th, Saint Bishop Of Mileve; Vassall-Phillips, Oliver Rodie

 
9780359034055: The Work of St. Optatus: A Catholic Church History, wherein a Saint and Early Church Father Condemns the Donatist Schism After the Persecution of Christians by Roman Emperor Diocletian
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ISBN 10 : 0359034055 ISBN 13 : 9780359034055
Editeur : Lulu.com, 2018

Synopsis

The Work of St. Optatus opens the door to the tumultuous history of the Catholic church in the early 4th Century. Saint Optatus served as Bishop in what is today Mila, Algeria during the Diocletian persecutions of Christians between 302-311 A.D. . As an early Father of the Church, St. Optatus is unique in leaving only this work behind. It is an extensive critique against the Donatists - whose interpretation of Christianity was declared heresy by the Catholic church - and also serves as a history and narrative of the upheavals and the conflicts within early Christianity. The main argument Optatus makes is that the Donatist assertion that the church can be located in Africa around the locality of Carthage is wrong. That Peter was given the title of Bishop of Rome made Rome itself a better and more representative location for the church. Furthermore elements of Donatist doctrine - such as teachings derived from St. Cyprian stating that baptism outside of the church is acceptable - are lambasted as heresy.

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The Work of St. Optatus opens the door to the tumultuous history of the Catholic church in the early 4th Century. Saint Optatus served as Bishop in what is today Mila, Algeria during the Diocletian persecutions of Christians between 302-311 A.D. . As an early Father of the Church, St. Optatus is unique in leaving only this work behind. It is an extensive critique against the Donatists - whose interpretation of Christianity was declared heresy by the Catholic church - and also serves as a history and narrative of the upheavals and the conflicts within early Christianity. The main argument Optatus makes is that the Donatist assertion that the church can be located in Africa around the locality of Carthage is wrong. That Peter was given the title of Bishop of Rome made Rome itself a better and more representative location for the church. Furthermore elements of Donatist doctrine - such as teachings derived from St. Cyprian stating that baptism outside of the church is acceptable - are lambasted as heresy.

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Éditeur
Lulu.com
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0359034055
ISBN 13 
9780359034055
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Broché
Nombre de pages
210
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ISBN 10 :  0359034047 ISBN 13 :  9780359034048
Editeur : Lulu.com, 2018
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