Altar and Church: Principles of Liturgy from Early Christianity

By:

Heid, Stefan [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Washington, D.C. The Catholic University of America Press 2023Description: 512pContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780813237435

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

F01.2 23/eng/20240116 H362

Contents:

Prologue, Origins, Unity, Cultus, Image, Epilogue

Summary: "This is a book re-examining the evidence of early Christian churches, specifically the archaeological evidence for altars in these places of worship. It features numerous photographs and other images to demonstrate this evidence to the reader. The author concludes that many commonplaces about early Christian worship lack substantial evidence, and contrary hypotheses may be more reasonable"-- Provided by publisher.

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Originally published: Altar und Kirche. 3rd, revised edition. Regensburg : Schnell + Steiner, 2023.

Translation from the German, Susan Johnson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue,
Origins,
Unity,
Cultus,
Image,
Epilogue

"This is a book re-examining the evidence of early Christian churches, specifically the archaeological evidence for altars in these places of worship. It features numerous photographs and other images to demonstrate this evidence to the reader. The author concludes that many commonplaces about early Christian worship lack substantial evidence, and contrary hypotheses may be more reasonable"-- Provided by publisher.

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