Christian Theology and Its Institutions in the Early Roman Empire Prolegomena to a History of Early Christian Theology

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Theology and Institution ...........1 Theology ..........1 Institution .............20 2. Three Institutional Contexts .................31 The montanist Prophets and Their Circle .................91 The christian Worship service and its Prayers .............116 Concluding reflections : Early Christian Theology in Its Institutional Contexts .............187 3. Institution and Norm ...........191 The new Testament Canon and the Christian Institutions ...............192 Concluding reflections : The canon as an Example of the Connection between institution and Norm.............298 4. The Identity and Plurality of Ancient Christianity ............301 The cultural protestant model of Walter Bauer ............303 The Discussion of Bauer`s Model ..............319 The Jesuit Model of the Inculturation of Christianity ...........331 The complementary model : Identity and plurality ................336 Ancient christian theology : A plural Identity ................341