Author: Alan Kreider; book title: The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire; format: paperback; publisher: Baker Academic; publication year: 2016; language: English; narrative type: nonfiction; genre: religious and spiritual, history; topics: early Christianity, church history and the Roman Empire; intended audience: adults.
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church examines the growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire and the role of patience in early Christian communities. The book is divided into four parts: Growth and Patience, Ferment, Forming the Habitus and The Transformation of Patience.
Its contents include the growth of the church, Christians as agents of growth, communities as cultures of patience, catechesis and baptism, worship, Constantine and Augustine. The book includes a bibliography and index.
Printed in the United States, the paperback has a tan cover featuring an image from the Catacomb of San Callisto in Rome.
ISBN: 978-0-8010-4849-4
Condition: Cover has light edge wear and a bent lower front corner. An embossed seal appears on the copyright page; the other pages shown are clean and unmarked.