Table of Contents

Preface
1. If Paul Could See Us Now: Four Centuries of Dramatic Change
2. Second-Generation Christianity: The Churches of the Apostolic Fathers
3. Suffering and Dying for God: Persecution and Martyrdom
4. Getting Organized: Ministry and Structure
5. Getting Recognized: Emperor Constantine's Revolution
6. Radical Discipleship: Asceticism and Monasticism
7. Women in the Early Church: Liberated or Confined?
8. The Emerging Shape of Worship: Eucharist and Liturgy
9. Getting In and Staying In: Baptism and Penance
10. Exploring the Paths: The Development of Early Christian Doctrine
11. Mapping the Mind of the Church: Orthodoxy Defined
Conclusion
Glossary
Table of Key People and Anonymous Writings
Map of Early Christian Sites
Modern Author Index
Subject Index

About the Author

Laurie Guy is lecturer in church history and New Testament at Carey Baptist College, Auckland, New Zealand.

Reviews

Introducing Early Christianity has been helpful in my mental effort to sort out the various names, writings, and events that took place in the times of the church fathers. I find his writing eminently readable. I'd call this a good introduction to early church history for students of high school age and up.
*Virginia Jones on eclectichomeschool.org, May 2008*